Saturday morning saw a huge house fire at the bottom of Havering Road, Collier Row, from a quick look, it would seem the house has massive structural damage, let alone water and smoke damage from putting it out.
I have been informed by the Chief fire officer at the scene that everybody got out, however the owner of the house was taken to hospital. Sadly, i have now been informed that the owner of the house has died from injuries sustained in the fire.
The youngest son of the family used to be one of my scouts and although house fires send a shiver down my spine, its even worse when you know the people concerned.
I took the time yesterday to read up a bit about smoke alarms and its surprising how many homes do not have one fitted. It is reported that almost 80% of homes have smoke alarms, however in 2002 Firefighters across England & Wales attended 5000 accidental house fires where alarms were fitted but failed to work.
The London Fire Brigade offer free home fire safety tests, you can find out more information by visiting the LFB web site here.
Note: I am not suggesting this house was not fitted with a fire alarm, i just thought i would find out a bit more information on the subject.
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