Person left homeless after fire in Leigh (From Southend Standard)
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Person left homeless after fire in Leigh
7:32pm Thursday 13th December 2012 in Echo News
A PERSON has been left homeless after a fire tore through their home.
Firefighters from Rayleigh Weir and Leigh were called to a bungalow in The Fairway in Leigh at around 4:10pm yesterday.
Officers spent two and a half hours tackling the blaze after it broke out under the floorboards of the property.
They were forced to cut away parts of the floor to find the seat of the fire, after the Electricity Board isolated power to damaged cabling underneath.
Using a hose reel and breathing apparatus, they managed to extinguish the blaze by 6:40pm.
A revisit is planned for 8pm to ensure the area remains safe.
Comments(8)
Pounder
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9:36pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Devils Advocate
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12:18am Fri 14 Dec 12
colsmith
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1:40pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Devils Advocate
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1:54pm Fri 14 Dec 12
colsmith wrote:That's "Shameful" colsmith.
"A person etc etc their home". Who on the planet edits this c*ap? Do any of the people responsible for the finished article to be published have any idea just how to command the English language? Thought not. What a shamefull bunch of half wits you are. Still, makes good reading and if it is deliberate. Blo*dy well done!!!
4/10 See me after school!
colsmith
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3:56pm Fri 14 Dec 12
siddymint
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8:15pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Rats then move in, the weather gets cold and the rats move into the surrounding houses and eat the cables .
Not saying this was the cause but its giving massive problem with many properties having there cables eaten through.
Devils Advocate
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8:18pm Fri 14 Dec 12
colsmith wrote:Out of fashion, worn out jeans and a waterproof Gaberdine mac that let's in the water, you know, the usual smart look I'm known for.
What will you be wearing?
Oh, and a red carnation!
Old Boy says...
9:12pm Thu 13 Dec 12