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Article: WE WILL KEEP YOU SAFE; Green Goddess commander vows his crews are ready to battle strike blazes.(News)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 14, 2002
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Byline: KRISSY STORRAR and FRANK HURLEY
A 76-YEAR-OLD woman tragically died following a house blaze just an hour after firefighters went on strike - as army bosses pledged "we will keep you safe".
A Green Goddess arrived at the house in Newtown, mid-Wales along with a team carrying specialist breathing apparatus, nine minutes after taking the 999 call at 7.04pm.
They broke down the door and got the woman, who has not been named, out of the house within 14 minutes of arriving
Paramedics tried to resuscitate her but she later died at ...