Woman suffers smoke inhaltion after flat fire in Southend (From Basildon Recorder)
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Woman suffers smoke inhaltion after flat fire in Southend
9:22am Saturday 22nd September 2012 in News
A WOMAN suffered smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a nearby flat where a group of friends were smoking in the bedroom.
Firefighters from Southend were called to Wordsworth Close just before 5.30am this morning, Saturday.
A 23-year-old man, his two friends and two cats had all managed to get out of the flat before the crews arrived.
Kevin Colby, sub-officer at Southend, said they were fine, but a woman in her 50s, who lived across the hall, was taken to hospital as a precaution.
He said: “She had recently come out of hospital so the paramedics were a bit concerned and took her to Southend Hospital just to make sure she was ok.
“The fire itself was in the bedroom, the mattress was on fire and we believe smoking materials was the cause.”
A team of firefighters wore breathing apparatus to tackle the flames, which were put out just after 6am.
They also used a high pressure fan to clear the property of smoke before leaving the scene.
Comments(5)
The Soldier in White
says...
10:13am Sat 22 Sep 12
If you use a bong
Even if you're short sighted
Everyone knows
The bit that glows
Is the bit that's been ignited.
King ,El
says...
12:05pm Sat 22 Sep 12
Eric Whim
says...
12:07pm Sat 22 Sep 12
muffindamule wrote:they'd still have to spark up an 'oily rag' to cope with their addiction to the tobacco element of their 'jazz cigarettes' though...
I hope they have learnt their lesson and will use a vapouriser in future.
..a real example of where 'juana is a gateway to more noxious drugs.....
Audioman
says...
3:17pm Sat 22 Sep 12
muffindamule says...
10:01am Sat 22 Sep 12