Smoke alarm alerts neighbour to house fire
A man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at his home.
Fire crews from Great Holm and Bletchley attended the incident at the property in Rushleys Close, Loughton, at around 9.15am on 27th January.
Watch Manager Dominic Smith said: “The fire started in the bedroom and we are investigating the cause. The occupier initially tried to tackle the fire but was helped out of the bungalow by a neighbour who heard the smoke alarm and saw the smoke. The neighbour did really well to get him out and we hope he is on the way to a full recovery. Our advice to anyone discovering a fire in their home is to get out, stay out and call 999 rather than to try to tackle it and risk serious injury.”
The bedroom was badly damaged by the fire and the rest of the bungalow suffered smoke damage.
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