Fire in Calis

[Susiepink]

I watched a serious fire yesterday in Calis, in the building to the left of BIM, just up from the beach. I have been trying to find some local news to find out if anyone was hurt, or died in the fire (just because I'm nosy) does anyone know the best way to find up to date local news? I'm sure it will find its way into Land of Lights, but I thought there must be a way of finding news quicker than that. The fire brigade were a farce, it was like watching Keystone Cops, and worrying too. I'm sure they were doing their best, but no uniforms, you couldn't tell who was fire brigade and who wasn't, only one guy with breathing apparatus, but there were 3 apartments on fire. No communication between any of them other than shout very loudly up at the windows to the apartment he was in, they were slow  it seemed like forever from the first old rust bucket of a fire engine turning up, to two other only slightly more modern turning up to assist. There was a huge crowd gathered, (me included) all of us close to the building amongst the police, fire brigade and medics, no one telling the crowd to get back out of the way. I've never witnessed such chaos in what was actually a very serious situation, it was a joke, and not in any way do I mean funny.

[quackers]

I heard ıt was the Dıalysıs Centre that caught fıre.

[Susiepink]

I'm not sure, I couldn't understand what the writing was, but there were 3 apartments above it, one lady was rescued from the roof

[grizabella]

It was the dialysis clinic.Havent heard any reports of injuries or fatalities.

[philrose]

Passed the dialysis clinic this morning no apparent external damage, apart from all the doors and windows being open and the smell of smoke it was pretty much business as usual...

[GordonA]

I watched a serious fire yesterday in Calis, in the building to the left of BIM, just up from the beach. I have been trying to find some local news to find out if anyone was hurt, or died in the fire (just because I'm nosy) does anyone know the best way to find up to date local news? I'm sure it will find its way into Land of Lights, but I thought there must be a way of finding news quicker than that. The fire brigade were a farce, it was like watching Keystone Cops, and worrying too. I'm sure they were doing their best, but no uniforms, you couldn't tell who was fire brigade and who wasn't, only one guy with breathing apparatus, but there were 3 apartments on fire. No communication between any of them other than shout very loudly up at the windows to the apartment he was in, they were slow  it seemed like forever from the first old rust bucket of a fire engine turning up, to two other only slightly more modern turning up to assist. There was a huge crowd gathered, (me included) all of us close to the building amongst the police, fire brigade and medics, no one telling the crowd to get back out of the way. I've never witnessed such chaos in what was actually a very serious situation, it was a joke, and not in any way do I mean funny.

By your own admission, you got in the way of a fire rescue, by getting too close to the building amongst police, fire brigade, and rescuers, just because you were nosey !!
How would you feel if your self-confessed nosiness had resulted in the death or serious injury of someone involved? And did you stop to think that the reason for firemen being without uniforms, was simply because of the speed with which they answered the call ?? No, you most probably did not , ask yourself if you would have done the same in the U.K., mind, with your nosiness, you probably would have !!

[sadler]

Rather harsh GordonA.  Wrong side of the bed?   

[SteveJ]

got to agree with Sadler - a bit OTT - I await the fallout with interest

[GordonA]

Rather harsh GordonA.  Wrong side of the bed?   

Not really sadler, I always get out of the bottom of the bed, at least then I don't have an excuse for being an irascible, crabbit auld feckin' curmudgeon. Harsh, not so, but if I have offended anyone by my post, apologies, it's just the type of person I am. Efes anyone ??

[Somerset Simon]

Having just seen in my unread list  "Fire in Calis - Started by SusiePink", you probably wont get a response for a few years!