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Fire at the Manor House - 1940
Loughborough Echo - 26th January 1940
FIRE AT MANOR HOUSE HOTEL
BEDCLOTHES ALIGHT
MR J A HARTOPP AMONGST FIREFIGHTERS
A dog gave the alarm when bedclothes caught fire in a maid’s bedroom at the Manor House Hotel, Quorn, in the early hours of Saturday.
It appears that an electric fire was kept burning in the room and an eiderdown fell off the bed on to the fire, causing a blaze.
A dog was sleeping on the bed and its barks awakened the maid Miss Florence Hare, who ran out into the corridor and gave the alarm.
The Loughborough Fire Brigade was summoned, and in the meantime the outbreak was tackled with buckets of water, among the firefighters being Mr James A Hartopp, MBE., the owner of the hotel.
The brigade, who received the call at 2.50am., made a speedy response, and on arrival found that the fire had been fought to such good effect that it had almost been put out. They used first-aid equipment to complete the task.
The timely warning of the dog and the manner in which the fire was attacked with water undoubtedly prevented serious consequences.
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2010-12-07 |
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Kathryn Paterson; |
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Artefact ID: |
1017 |
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