Heroic Neighbours Rescue Trapped Woman From Fire

July 8, 2011 - PRLog -- Despite being trapped on the third floor, resident Monica Lynn was guided to safety from her terraced house using a ladder.

The fire, which started early Sunday morning in Milton Keynes, UK, ravaged through the first and second floors, completely destroying the staircases.

Fortunately, a smoke alarm alerted Ms. Lynn to the fire, whose injuries are miraculously limited to just bruises.

In a further act of bravery, neighbour Gavin Sweeney, who helped to rescue Ms. Lynn, entered the building to look for her family who could have also been trapped inside. Luckily, they had gone out for the evening.

Once on the scene, firefighters conducted a search of the property using a thermal imaging camera and also brought the blaze under control.

Mick Osborne, Buckinghamshire Fire Service area manager, said:

“This was a remarkable act of bravery by her neighbours, and another reminder of the vital importance of smoke alarms. Upon arrival, crews were faced with a well-developed fire on the first and second floors. The staircase at these levels had been destroyed by the fire."

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property to fight the fire and carry out a search of the premises using a thermal imaging camera. The fire was completely under control by 05:30 BST and crews remained on scene for a considerable time afterwards, damping down and checking there had been no further spread of fire to adjacent properties.”

Thermal imaging technology is available from e2v, who has a 30 year heritage in the industry. Further information on the Argus handheld thermal imaging camera from e2v can be found by visiting  http://www.argusdirect.com/fire.

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