Boy survives house fire by hiding under kitchen table
A three year old boy has survived a serious house fire after curling up and hiding under a kitchen table.
Brendan Frederick was at his grandparent’s house in Coleman Fields, London when a fire broke out in the basement kitchen. Joseph and Mary Frederick evacuated the property safely with Brendan but he then ran back into the house.
Neighbour, Tony Shepherd tried to enter the building to rescue the child but the smoke was too thick. Mr Shepherd said: “I could hear him and shouted for him to come but he was too scared. Then I tried to smash down the front door and got the keys to unlock it but when I unlocked the door, the force of the fire pushed me backwards.”
Fire fighters found Brendan under a kitchen table. He was resuscitated in the ambulance and was taken to the Royal London Hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
An investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the blaze although it is not thought to be suspicious.
Fire at Torquay refuse site
Fire fighters were called to a fire at a site in Torquay used by construction companies to dump building rubble and debris.
Motorists called the fire service at around 5.30pm on Friday after the smoke started to drift across the road causing travel chaos.
It is not the first time fire fighters have been called to the site. A spokesperson for Torquay Fire Station said “We have been up there half a dozen times and the fire service is now investigating the process there. We were there for four or five hours tying up resources on that piece of land. We are now taking steps to get the situation remedied.”