howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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a couple of hours ago passers by noticed smoke coming from a house and alerted the occupants.
a woman vacated with the family pets but a male occupant tried to deal with the fire himself, burning his hands in doing so.
fire crews from dover and whitfield were on the scene in no time and extinguished the flames.
Ah gotta love the firemen
glad apart form the hands no serious injury
Guest 662- Registered: 18 Mar 2008
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This is a member of my family and they want to thank all the passers by that stopped and helped them, strangers and neighbours alike.
Six puppies and their mum were brought out ALIVE and the couple were both a little shocked and the fire brigade tended to his hand immediately so no lasting damage and no hospital visit necessary.
People of Dover showed their true spirit today and we are truly thank ful
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Chip pan?
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 662- Registered: 18 Mar 2008
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No Peter it started in the loft
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,894
So glad there was a good outcome to what could so easily have been a tragedy.
The fire brigade has my everlasting respect and gratitude for the job they do, they can have some terrible situations to cope with.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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They were lucky then, the fire in the Bell at Shepherdswell a few years ago started in wiring in the loft and the pub burnt down almost completely because parked cars on Church Hill impeded the fire appliances for more that a quarter of an hour.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
So Howard - are you taking over John's duties?
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
no ross not the heroic type like john, goes down a treat with the ladies.
think that's why he does it.
Did i hear puppies mentioned???
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,894
Yes, that is why I have refused to let my daughter and grandson read this thread.
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Guest 662- Registered: 18 Mar 2008
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Melissa and Jan, all the puppies are fine and some have even gone to their new homes today. xxx
I apologise that my previous post was not clear, it had been a long day xx
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Soooooo good to hear that no one was seriously injured and that all occupants got out safely
Must have been a terrible shock for you Sheli and such a relief to find that all were safe
Guest 662- Registered: 18 Mar 2008
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It was very scary and the clean up process is emotional not helped at all by the idiots at edf. I spent 2 and a half hours on the phone yesterday being transferred from one dept to another and still they couldn't get their act together and replace the main fuse they removed on Sunday. Finally lost it this morning and low and behold an engineer has finally arrived. Xx