Too close for comfort
Friday evening I received a call at work from the Juniorette to tell me that a house just down the road from ours was on fire. Mrs H had been in our garden and noticed some smoke and flames coming from the carport of the house. She informed our immediate neighbours who called the fire brigade and then went with them to examine the fire closer. Within minutes the fire was raging and had spread to the main part of the house and another neighbour’s carport. The fire brigade turned up very promptly and got the fire under control. Luckily there was no wind that evening to fan the flames higher and possibly catch light to surrounding houses.
This incident has shocked our little community on the new housing estate. The speed with which the fire spread seems to have surprised everyone, but both carports were also used for storage of wood for wood burning stoves and this would have been very dry with the high temperatures of late. The house itself is not liveable at the moment and the construction company will later this week decide if the house is salvageable or if it will have to be completely rebuilt.Fortunately nobody was hurt in the fire, and at the present time it is unclear how it started. Initial estimates put the damage at around €250,000. The owners were away at the time but were there the following morning and looked a bit distressed. As a community we all feel very sorry for them. I have been through a fire experience myself many years ago and understand to certain extent what they must be going through.
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posted by Haddock at 2:13 AM
15 Comments:
That is scarry and am so glad the fire didn't spread ! Glad you are safe :-)
This is a true nightmare!
I am glad no one was hurt. Structure fires are one of my greatest fears since I was a child (my dad was a firefighter for 30 years so that added to it).
Good, that nobody was hurt, and I hope, that the Juniorette and Mrs, H. weren't too shocked.
OMG! I'm glad, like you said, that it wasn't windy! Have they found out how it actually started?
Lillian - We were so glad it didn't spread! :)
Ingo - It's the nightmare that everyone hopes they will never experience.
Andrea - This incident has really highlighted the fact that I need to buy some fire extinguishers for our house.
Deepblue - The Juniorette was pretty shocked, but like most kids she is already over it :)
CS - Some investigators were there today, but so far nobody has heard anything. The displaced family are staying at the Bürgermeisters house for the time being. The Frau of the family is actually Canadian.
That's so sad. When I was a kid we had what is called a "fire bug" in our town. This young man torched over 20 homes and a lumber company before he was caught. I still recall it vividly and I am so careful with fire of any kind.
Oh it must be so incredible awful to loose your home and all of your belongings to a fire. I feel so sad for your neighbours.
I was interested to read about your fire experience in Ilfracombe. Was that when the Arcade burnt down? I was in Ilfracombe shortly after that fire. I think another of the old Victorian hotels burnt just recently, I read it in the online NDJ.
FYI: It was the Collingwood Hotel that burnt down in May 2007.
Maribeth - That person must have caused a lot of heartache in your town.
Nan - Thanks for your kind words :)
Ex-Shammickite - 1st September 1983 was when the arcade burnt down and I was part of it. Over the years a lot of hotels have burnt down in Ilfracombe.
Thats a shame about the Collingwood; I used to drink there many moons ago - It was always a good place for a lock in! :)
How sad for your neighbours. It also reminds you of your own vulnerability and you realise it could have been your house. On the positive side, nobody was at home and got injured or worse. After all you can replace things but not people.
How sad for the whole community. Life is fleeting, things are fleeting, are they not?
Hotels, Ilfracombe - arson?
ouch! that is all too sad...
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