A report was released Wednesday saying someone fell down a chimney at P.S. 255 just before 4 a.m. on East 17th Street.
News 12 was told the person fell four stories - all the way down to the basement.
First responders say they removed the individual from the chimney through a hatch in the basement boiler room and transported them to Maimonides Hospital for treatment.
No word yet on the person's condition.