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Retlaw · 30-03-2009, 22:33

[quote=Jim Procter;698530]Just read this in the Times--There was a fire in Doncaster and a man and his wife and 2 kids were trapped in the house. The Police had arrived at the scene but did not do anything as they said that they were waiting for the Fire Brigade to arrive. The woman was screaming at an upstairs window--Save my kids please save my kids--.

That situation is difficult to judge,until the full circumstances are known.
(1) was the window open when she was shouting.
If it was closed and it was smashed in, I've seen them explode with the sudden inroad of air, any one at the top of the ladder would'nt stand a chance.

(2) If the window was open, and only smoke visible, then a rescue by ladder may have been possible.

I went to one in Clayton le Moors years ago, I got in through the front bedroom window and found a young baby in a cot, by the time I handed it to a fireman at the top of the ladder, flames were coming up between the floor boards, and I was unable to cross the head of the stairs to the back bedroom, until the crew below dowsed the stairway, two of us managed to get into the back room,
but by then it was too late, 3 young children dead.

Roland Joinson the reporter for the Accy Observer was there at the time, he wanted my picture in the Observer,
but I would'nt allow it. The baby I found in the cot was the same age as my youngest daughter.

I never liked fires where children were involved, they don't know what to do, adults should have more sense.
A heck of a lot of house fires are due to carelessness and stupidity on the part of adults.

I still check every thing, gas and eletrical before going out, and every night before bed. All electrical appliances have the correct rated fuses in them, not 13 amp like most things, a television does'nt need 13 amp if it only consumes 2 or 3, an electric clock only needs a 1 amp fuse.

Retlaw.

30-03-2009, 22:33	#5
Retlaw I am Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington. Posts: 4,627 Liked: 601 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Fire in Doncaster [quote=Jim Procter;698530]Just read this in the Times--There was a fire in Doncaster and a man and his wife and 2 kids were trapped in the house. The Police had arrived at the scene but did not do anything as they said that they were waiting for the Fire Brigade to arrive. The woman was screaming at an upstairs window--Save my kids please save my kids--. That situation is difficult to judge,until the full circumstances are known. (1) was the window open when she was shouting. If it was closed and it was smashed in, I've seen them explode with the sudden inroad of air, any one at the top of the ladder would'nt stand a chance. (2) If the window was open, and only smoke visible, then a rescue by ladder may have been possible. I went to one in Clayton le Moors years ago, I got in through the front bedroom window and found a young baby in a cot, by the time I handed it to a fireman at the top of the ladder, flames were coming up between the floor boards, and I was unable to cross the head of the stairs to the back bedroom, until the crew below dowsed the stairway, two of us managed to get into the back room, but by then it was too late, 3 young children dead. Roland Joinson the reporter for the Accy Observer was there at the time, he wanted my picture in the Observer, but I would'nt allow it. The baby I found in the cot was the same age as my youngest daughter. I never liked fires where children were involved, they don't know what to do, adults should have more sense. A heck of a lot of house fires are due to carelessness and stupidity on the part of adults. I still check every thing, gas and eletrical before going out, and every night before bed. All electrical appliances have the correct rated fuses in them, not 13 amp like most things, a television does'nt need 13 amp if it only consumes 2 or 3, an electric clock only needs a 1 amp fuse. Retlaw.