Sure it will be a quiet one.
Was supposed to be, but not so much as it turns out. Taken from my APAT post at 8:45pm
Kids ran in the door of my house around 5 or half past freaking out because the house 3 doors down was on fire, their mom wasn't home and her 5 kids on their own. Youngest (2 years old) still upstairs in burning house. Sent my oldest to get our fire extinguisher while ringing 999, sent my other two to a different neighbour's house to get the couple living there so they could help too. While we were busy doing that, the 14 year old ran back into the house, upstairs into burning room and got her baby sister out. By the time myself and the other 2 adults were on the scene, all kids were out and fire brigade on the way. Mom landed 20 minutes later and fire brigade 20 mintes after that. The smoke was too much for any of us to go in, so we just made sure doors were closed so as not to fuel the fire with draft.
Long and short of it, the fire got bad enough, but was put out in the end. House and everything in it is ruined, and the 2 girls were carried off in the ambulance being treated for 3rd degree burns and smoke inhalation - BUT everyone is alive and will be ok. Present enough for me considering all that's gone on in the past couple of hours.
Not supposed to drink as I've been to the doc this morning and there's a whole other tale to go with that. Blood pressure through the roof apparently...among other things. I'm on a proper cocktail of fun meds for a bit, but with all the madness, I never got to take the meds. So feck that...I'm off to the pub! The meds can wait until tomorrow.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes!!! xx
Have since checked on the girls and they're seeing the hospital's burns and plastics specialists in the morning. Give them an old think or two if ye get a chance. Cheers!
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