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The wheel …..or Fire …..which is the greatest invention ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11265) • United Kingdom 9h

So, The Mister and I were at the pub on Saturday night ….as we do ….and one of the regulars asked the following question ….. Which is the greatest invention ….. The wheel …..or …..Fire ….. We couldn’t come up with a definite...

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Neighbors rescue a dog that was inside of a house that was on fire in Ohio

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 May

Firefighters in Arcanum Ohio answered an emergency call on Friday when a house caught fire with a dog inside while the owners of the house were away. Before the Arcanum Fire Department arrived to put out the fire, neighbors...

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Police officer in Tennessee rescues a family of three persons who were in a fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 May

Chattanooga Police Department officer Eli Rogers risked his life by kicking down a door at an apartment complex that was on fire on Friday May 1 to rescue a family of three persons that needed his help. Officer Rogers took one of...

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The Mister has gone home to get wood for the fire

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11265) • United Kingdom 9 May

We arrived at the pub, ready to see a new band playing tonight. Oh my goodness, it's so cold. The Mister has gone home to get some wood to tend a real fire. We like to be cosy. What are your plans for tonight ?

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I Can Hear The Siren.

rakski @rakski (156260) • Philippines 7 May

I'm sure it's a fire truck. Sirens have different sounds depending on the vehicle right? Anyways, I'm sure there is fire somewhere. It's summer here so we have more incidents of fire. Just the other night, there was a fire in...

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Arizona resident rescues a man who was involved in auto accident

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 May

Phoenix Arizona resident Julie Read who is the wife of a firefighter was an eyewitness to an auto accident when she was at an intersection last month when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) struck from behind by an auto which cause a...

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Just holler

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169439) • United States 2 May

I am going to be in and out of the house today. If you need me, just holler. There is so much yard stuff to do. I may also start a fire in the fire cage/fire pit, whatever you call it. I think we are no longer under a burn...

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Former firefighter saves the life of his neighbor who was in a house fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 30 Apr

Flatwoods Louisiana resident Tyler Brownlee was on his way to work in the timber line of work on Thursday April 23 before dawn when he noticed smoke coming out of his neighbors home. Tyler who used to be a volunteer firefighter...

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More colors at sunset - fiery red and orange

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 15 Apr

I love sunsets and the colours never fail to impress me. This time it was a very fiery sky with shades of red and orange splattered across the evening sky! Do you think the sky is on fire?

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Stranger and his dog save an elderly woman who was inside of a burning home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Mar

Cleveland Ohio resident Richard Keith Taylor was traveling in his auto with his wife Melanie Roberts-Taylor and their dog Ace on Tuesday March 10 when they saw a house on fire with an elderly woman who needed to be rescued since...

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Glasgow burns - and vaping is supposed to help stop smoking!

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 10 Mar

Glasgow, the working class capital of Scotland ( Edinburgh is the English capital city of Scotland) has pretty much burnt down over the weekend. Well not all of it but the only good bit. Its 'oldy worlde' bit was ravished by fire...

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Tending the fire ….its The Misters job …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11265) • United Kingdom 7 Mar

So, we went to our local pub tonight ….as we do on a Saturday night ….the band was good, we didn’t think that we had seen them before. As usual The Mister took his bag of freshly cut wood. His job is to tend the fire. He is well...

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Someone lost a Home

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 17 Feb

I was taking a break from General cleaning when I heard multiple sirens. That I knew that a huge fire somewhere nearby. Except that it was too late everything was burned. It was sad because it happened to be Mom's acquaintance....

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11 year old boy alerts his relatives about a house fire in Missouri

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 15 Feb

Curtis Kaiser Junior, 11, was playing games on his iPad on Tuesday January 27 in his parents' home in Arnold Missouri around 1:30am since his parents told him that he was not going to school on Tuesday. Curtis smelled smoke...

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Police in Ohio rescue a woman who was in a house on fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 31 Jan

Police officers in Wadsworth Ohio answered an emergency call on Friday morning two hours after midnight when a woman was inside of a burning home needed to be rescued. Two police officers arrived at the burning home and they...

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UPS Driver rescues an elderly woman who was inside a burning condo

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Jan

Rick Edwards who is the son of 101 year old woman Ann Edwards is grateful that a United Parcel Service (UPS) delivery driver who did not give you his name was in the neighborhood in Santa Ana California on Thursday January 15 when...

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We were late but we still got the settee.....

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11265) • United Kingdom 17 Jan

We were later going out to eat tonight, and because of that we were later getting to our local pub. They have live music on a Saturday night and we do try to go if we can. The Mister got his bags ready , full of wood for the fire....

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Off duty deputies save children from a house fire in Indiana

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 9 Jan

Two Vigo County Sheriff's Office (VCSO) were on their way home from their work on Monday January 5 afternoon when an emergency call notified them that a house was on fire. The deputies with the assistance of the Otter Creek Fire...

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Houston police officer rescues a woman driver who was inside of a burning auto

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Dec

Harris County Precinct 8 Constable's Office deputy Lozano was on his way to assist another officer on the Gulf Freeway in Houston Texas on Friday overnight when a SUV flipped on its side and caught fire with a woman driver trapped...

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Bus driver and students escape a burning bus

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Dec

Passengers who were aboard a school bus in Springville in New York on Friday morning are grateful to be alive when the school bus was going toward Springville Griffith Institute had the actions of the bus driver stopped the bus...

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