Window cleaners fight Hove van fire (From The Argus)
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Window cleaners fight Hove van fire
11:30am Tuesday 18th December 2012 in News
Jordan Murray and Steven Gumbrell with the remains of their van
Two window cleaners had an eventful journey to work when their van burst into flames outside a school.
Jordan Murray and Steven Gumbrell stopped outside Cardinal Newman School in Hove yesterday morning (December 17) when they smelt burning coming from the heater.
Soon flames began shooting through the heater ducts and into the cab.
The two window cleaners tried to battle the blaze with buckets of water from the back of their van but had to step back as the fire spread out of control.
Shocked children on their way to school watched as the front of the van was consumed by flame.
Mr Murray said: “We were quite shocked to say the least.
“We tried to fight it because we’re window cleaners and we had plenty of water, but we gave up after a while.
“We’re just lucky the fire didn’t spread to the engine or it could have been a lot worse.”
Firefighters soon extinguished the blaze but the van was completely destroyed.
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Comments(6)
qm
says...
1:10pm Tue 18 Dec 12
Mr. Mann. wrote:psssst . . . . Mr. Mann (I'm whispering), I think it got blown out in the fire . . . . . but don't tell anyone, ok?
I for one shall definately be using these boys for my windows at home...Look how clean their windscreen is after a fire inside the cab....Top-marks gentlemen.
Mr. Mann.
says...
1:26pm Tue 18 Dec 12
qm wrote:Could you speak up a bit please?...my hearing isn't quite what it used to be :P
Mr. Mann. wrote:psssst . . . . Mr. Mann (I'm whispering), I think it got blown out in the fire . . . . . but don't tell anyone, ok?
I for one shall definately be using these boys for my windows at home...Look how clean their windscreen is after a fire inside the cab....Top-marks gentlemen.
sussexram40
says...
3:07pm Tue 18 Dec 12
qm
says...
4:56pm Tue 18 Dec 12
Mr. Mann. wrote::D
qm wrote:Could you speak up a bit please?...my hearing isn't quite what it used to be :P
Mr. Mann. wrote:psssst . . . . Mr. Mann (I'm whispering), I think it got blown out in the fire . . . . . but don't tell anyone, ok?
I for one shall definately be using these boys for my windows at home...Look how clean their windscreen is after a fire inside the cab....Top-marks gentlemen.
Hovite
says...
5:25pm Tue 18 Dec 12
qm wrote:Nice one chaps
Mr. Mann. wrote::D
qm wrote:Could you speak up a bit please?...my hearing isn't quite what it used to be :P
Mr. Mann. wrote:psssst . . . . Mr. Mann (I'm whispering), I think it got blown out in the fire . . . . . but don't tell anyone, ok?
I for one shall definately be using these boys for my windows at home...Look how clean their windscreen is after a fire inside the cab....Top-marks gentlemen.
Mr. Mann. says...
12:34pm Tue 18 Dec 12