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Article: Fire brigade in smoke alarm call after house blaze ; A teenager was injured and his mother suffered smoke inhalation, after a severe fire broke out at a family home in Devon.
- Article from:
- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- July 14, 2008
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A teenager was injured and his mother suffered smoke inhalation,
after a severe fire broke out at a family home in Devon.
The fire is believed to have started in a first floor bedroom of
the house in Fore Street, Kingskerswell in the early hours of
Saturday morning.
Victoria Slaney, her 18-year-old son Ben, and Ben's 17-year-old
friend were asleep when Ben realised something was wrong.
He woke the others and got them out of the house, but suffered an
injury to his arm and his mother inhaled a large amount of smoke as
they attempted to fight the blaze. It is believed the pair were
trying to rescue the family dog at the time but were unsuccessful.
The fire took hold in the two storey house ...