We had a fire last night. Our freezer seems to have started it (electrical fault) DD1 woke me at 2am as the smoke alarm was going off, and we managed to get out and call the fire brigade before the back kitchen blew apart. the fire Brigade were wonderful, and the fire didn't spread too far, but ONLY because we were woken by the smoke alarm.
The kitchen is trashed, I have no fridge/ freezer/ food/ gas (gas meter melted and had to be removed, as leaking) The whole house stinks, and we are going to have to stay at dad's until we can get it sorted
BUT we are alive, and the damage done was minimised by getting the Fire Brigade in in the early stages of the fire.
I am so so so thankful that we had a working smoke alarm. We do check it, but probably not as often as we should. So can I urge you all to please check yours today, and go over your fire action plan.
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Joolyjoolyjoo · 10/11/2011 14:43
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