A flat was set alight when an elderly woman heated up a wheat bag to keep warm.
The pensioner, who lives in Edgehill Close, Worthing, heated the bag in the microwave to keep warm overnight.
But firefighters were called to the bungalow at 3.58am today by neighbours who saw smoke billowing from a bedroom window.
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The heat of the microwaved bag had set fire to the lady's mattress.
Sussex Police told firefighters the lady had refused to leave the building but when they arrived she had been coaxed out and was given oxygen treatment.
Fifteen men battled the flames, using breathing apparatus and hose reels.
[quote][bold]bobby bigballs[/bold] wrote:
She must have anti-freeze running through her veins - how could you be cold last night? I slept with my fan on. [/quote] Sounds like you need a fridge-chilled wheatbag,to keep you cool in bed,and provide you with a tasty snack if you get peckish through the night.
Thats whats wrong with society today,people just dont appreciate the wheatbags,every household should have at least one room full of wheatbags,rejoice! wheatbags for every family occasion!,including a good old fashioned sit-in houseburning.
Mrs Wheatbags knows the score!
bobby bigballs wrote:
She must have anti-freeze running through her veins - how could you be cold last night? I slept with my fan on.
Sounds like you need a fridge-chilled wheatbag,to keep you cool in bed,and provide you with a tasty snack if you get peckish through the night.
Thats whats wrong with society today,people just dont appreciate the wheatbags,every household should have at least one room full of wheatbags,rejoice! wheatbags for every family occasion!,including a good old fashioned sit-in houseburning.
was it a flat or a bungalow or is the reporter just playing safe cos he doesnt know
ps 15 firemen - fightfighters please! women and men are firefighters
was it a flat or a bungalow or is the reporter just playing safe cos he doesnt know
ps 15 firemen - fightfighters please! women and men are firefighters
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