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Update: Mother, child and dog escape fire
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| The fire started in an upstairs bedroom |
A MOTHER was taken to hospital last night (August 25) after a blaze at her home in St Paul's Cray.
The 23-year-old managed to get out of the maisonette in Kingsgate Close with her three-year-old son.
Her partner and other son were not in the property at the time and her Rottweiler puppy was rescued by a neighbour.
The fire started in an upstairs bedroom at around 7.40pm.
Nearby resident Christine Monaghan, 14, of Main Road, said: "I was quite shocked to open my door and see the fire.
"I saw a window crack and there was thick black smoke."
The Priory School pupil says she saw the man who lives in the maisonette nearby and he was devastated to learn his home was on fire.
A nearby resident, who did not want to be named, said: "All the smoke was pouring out of the window then the whole window in the other doorway exploded with a bang.
"By the time I had come out a couple of blokes from the estate had run over with a fire extinguisher."
Crews from Orpington, Bromley and Sidcup, fought the flames and managed to stop the fire from spreading.
They were there for around two and a half hours.
The woman was taken to Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, as a precaution.
5:12pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
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CommentPosted by: Ridge, Stockton-On-Tees on 9:50am Tue 26 Aug 08
My Thoughts are with them both & hope they are not seriously hurt. my heart goes out to them, loosing their home & centimental things that were lost in the fire that could not be replaced, i wish you & your baby a speedy recovery & hope luck will now be on you side from here on.
My Thoughts are with them both & hope they are not seriously hurt. my heart goes out to them, loosing their home & centimental things that were lost in the fire that could not be replaced, i wish you & your baby a speedy recovery & hope luck will now be on you side from here on.
Posted by: Luce on 11:55am Tue 26 Aug 08
lets not forget the puppy pooch.
lets not forget the puppy pooch.
Posted by: Ellie on 2:19pm Tue 26 Aug 08
[quote][bold]Luce[/bold] wrote:
lets not forget the puppy pooch.[/quote] Yes i am glad someone went back in a got the doggie x
Luce wrote:
lets not forget the puppy pooch.
Yes i am glad someone went back in a got the doggie x
Posted by: jim, st pauls cray on 6:59pm Tue 26 Aug 08
Luckily the dog was being taken for a walk at the time the fire happened, glad the mother and son are well, hope they sort you out soon hunny x
Luckily the dog was being taken for a walk at the time the fire happened, glad the mother and son are well, hope they sort you out soon hunny x
Posted by: ellie on 7:24pm Tue 26 Aug 08
[quote][bold]jim[/bold] wrote:
Luckily the dog was being taken for a walk at the time the fire happened, glad the mother and son are well, hope they sort you out soon hunny x[/quote] "Her partner and other son were not in the property at the time and her Rottweiler puppy was rescued by a neighbour"
HAVE THE NEWSHOPPER WORDED SOMETHING WRONG YET AGAIN THEN JIM ???
jim wrote:
Luckily the dog was being taken for a walk at the time the fire happened, glad the mother and son are well, hope they sort you out soon hunny x
"Her partner and other son were not in the property at the time and her Rottweiler puppy was rescued by a neighbour"
HAVE THE NEWSHOPPER WORDED SOMETHING WRONG YET AGAIN THEN JIM ???
Posted by: jim, st pauls cray on 8:01am Wed 27 Aug 08
yes they have i live very close to her and as far as i am aware she only has 1 child
yes they have i live very close to her and as far as i am aware she only has 1 child
Posted by: Mark, Dartford on 10:38am Wed 27 Aug 08
Single mother, Rottweiler puppy, need you say more?
Single mother, Rottweiler puppy, need you say more?
Posted by: curious George, in my tree on 12:30pm Wed 27 Aug 08
mmm, so the partner and the son weren't in the property at the time and the Rottweiler was out for a walk. Do you think we can deduce that that the woman's partner and her son were taking the dog for a walk? It think so, yes. But in which case, what was the neighbour doing?
mmm, so the partner and the son weren't in the property at the time and the Rottweiler was out for a walk. Do you think we can deduce that that the woman's partner and her son were taking the dog for a walk? It think so, yes. But in which case, what was the neighbour doing?
Posted by: Ellie on 3:34pm Wed 27 Aug 08
[quote][bold]Mark[/bold] wrote:
Single mother, Rottweiler puppy, need you say more?[/quote]
Where does it say she is a single Mother ?
Mark wrote:
Single mother, Rottweiler puppy, need you say more?
Where does it say she is a single Mother ?
Posted by: anon, st pauls cray on 7:36am Thu 28 Aug 08
she doesn't have another child there is the mother, her partner, the son and the dog. The partner was taking a dog for a walk. the neighbour was there once she knocked to let him know there was a fire and his partner went to the hospital with her!!!
she doesn't have another child there is the mother, her partner, the son and the dog. The partner was taking a dog for a walk. the neighbour was there once she knocked to let him know there was a fire and his partner went to the hospital with her!!!
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