Family of eight escape dawn bedroom blaze

10:03am Saturday 16th March 2013 in News

A FAMILY of eight escaped a house blaze after an electric heater went up in flames.

The front bedroom was “well alight” when fire crews arrived at the property in Ramsay Avenue, New Bury at 4:09am on Saturday.

The parents, their four children and two uncles managed to evacuate the semi-detached house before fire fighters arrived.

One of the uncles, aged 58, was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital, as were all of the children, for a precautionary check up. None were thought to be injured.

The family have since been re-housed by the Red Cross.

The front bedroom was destroyed and there was smoke damage to the upstairs of the house.

Firefighters from Farnworth managed to prevent the blaze from spreading to the house next door.

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questionairre says...
11:20am Sat 16 Mar 13

"The parents, their four children and two uncles"

An odd set up if you ask me.

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Citizen Cane says...
11:27am Sat 16 Mar 13

I wonder why their insurers didn't step in?

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boltonnut says...
11:32am Sat 16 Mar 13

I'm glad every one is ok,it could have been worse they could have had their aunts and cousins living there too.Lots of room,after all it's a three bedroom house????????

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Hough64 says...
11:44am Sat 16 Mar 13

questionairre wrote:
"The parents, their four children and two uncles"

An odd set up if you ask me.
No one did ask you. What on earth has this families living situation got to do with you? As long as they are ok that is all that matters. The last thing they need is snide comments from the likes of idiots like you.

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questionairre says...
5:04pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Reminds me of the dingles of Emerdale fame or even the Waltons of New Bury.
Godnight Mama, night Papa, night Uncle, night aunty, night daughter, night brother, night boyfriend, night ex husband, night man from pub.
Night All

You too Hough64

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janeyb07 says...
8:42pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Have you tossers nothing better to do with your time! Have you ever found your self in this situation....... It's devastating enough without you fukwits talking ****... Have you ever heard of house conversations? This house has had conversions, the uncles have health conditions that prevent them living on their, and while you not rites would put ur family in care homes this family hasn't, and further more they own there own house, not a scum bag council tennent, they work not on benefits. the reporter was told to leave and not publish a story and has all the information wrong, no1 attended hospital. And thankyou for asking every1 are okay and un harmed.

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Citizen Cane says...
9:25pm Sat 16 Mar 13

...good, so where's their house insurer in all of this? Surely they should have to sort them out?

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questionairre says...
10:04pm Sat 16 Mar 13

janeyb07 used these wonderful terminologies
tossers, fukwits, scum bag.

I think the articulation of the Clampits friends says it all

Night Jonboy

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Kayj21 says...
10:37pm Sat 16 Mar 13

As it happened this morning, they still may have to contact their insurance company (hopefully they have it). After all I'm sure it's not the most important thing to think about straight away, it's the family they will be thinking off that was in the house and making sure everyone was ok. Hope they get back on their feet soon. And that the Red Cross helped them find some accommodation until they can move back home.

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janeyb07 says...
11:33pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Thankyou, yes the red cross did help them as it was 4am and the last thing you would be doing while your house is burning down is searching for an insurance number. The red cross came with drinks and shelter and some very important telephone numbers so everything can be put in place, this article should never have been printed as nobody spoke to any of the family affected, insurance or not, this is devastating enough without people presuming things, I'm glad they don't have friends like some of the judgemental people that have commented!

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marco999 says...
11:14am Sun 17 Mar 13

Sadly this is a very common phenomenon on here. People hiding behind their keyboards spouting ill judged presumptions without full knowledge of what the circumstances are. So what if the family have two uncles living with them? What is that to do with anyone except for the family? Just because some people do not fit into a pre-conceived idea of what a family unit should consist of it does not mean it is wrong. How utterly ignorant to hide in the shadows scoffing about something you think you know something about. I hope this unfortunate family are all safe and well and that they ALL manage to return to their home without much inconvenience.

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boltonnut says...
5:50pm Sun 17 Mar 13

There were 10 in abed and the little one said rollover rollover.

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berushka says...
9:28pm Sun 17 Mar 13

questionairre wrote:
janeyb07 used these wonderful terminologies
tossers, fukwits, scum bag.

I think the articulation of the Clampits friends says it all

Night Jonboy
and I am saddened how the use of obscenities is allowed to go unchecked by the watchdog we all know and love, known as the Bolton News. It has come to something when words such as these where only spoken between blokes in a pub over a pint and hardly ever in front of a lady. Or at least that is how it used to be where I was brought up. Seems decency amongst adults has been over ridden by the low-life language of several posters on these pages.

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Don Kiddick says...
5:44pm Mon 18 Mar 13

janeyb07 wrote:
Have you tossers nothing better to do with your time! Have you ever found your self in this situation....... It's devastating enough without you fukwits talking ****... Have you ever heard of house conversations? This house has had conversions, the uncles have health conditions that prevent them living on their, and while you not rites would put ur family in care homes this family hasn't, and further more they own there own house, not a scum bag council tennent, they work not on benefits. the reporter was told to leave and not publish a story and has all the information wrong, no1 attended hospital. And thankyou for asking every1 are okay and un harmed.
I really hope English isn't your mother tongue but if it is; we really need to review our education policy.

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Don Kiddick says...
6:35pm Mon 18 Mar 13

". It's devastating enough without you fukwits talking ****... Have you ever heard of house conversations? " The irony of this comment is EPIC, it really is. All credit to the Bolton News for allowing the barely-literate a place to "speak" for themselves, a place of safety to invent new words and phrases and test them on readers who bothered to go to school. I'm pleased "every1 are okay" but bemused that "the reporter was told to leave" - I presume the reporter in question had that weird accent (the one called Educated) and was completely baffled by the pre-Neolithic speak belched at him no-doubt politely requesting he move on. I suggest he (or she) could be wholly forgiven for not grasping the intent of the Ork-like squawkings. Perhaps the houses could have taken a break from their "conversations" to explain the situation to him; I'm almost certain bricks and mortar could have done a better job!

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janeyb07 says...
6:59pm Mon 18 Mar 13

So kiddick what you are actually saying is that it's fine for these so called humans to laugh in the face of this family that only a few hours earlier had there life ripped apart. Ummmm I'm so grateful I neither know you or have you as part of my family, god help you if you ever have to face a devastating period in your life as this poor family have. I shall be the first to comment. Now grow up you immature being

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davoovad says...
8:11pm Mon 18 Mar 13

Hough64 wrote:
questionairre wrote:
"The parents, their four children and two uncles"

An odd set up if you ask me.
No one did ask you. What on earth has this families living situation got to do with you? As long as they are ok that is all that matters. The last thing they need is snide comments from the likes of idiots like you.
Oh shut up will you......

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davoovad says...
8:14pm Mon 18 Mar 13

berushka wrote:
questionairre wrote:
janeyb07 used these wonderful terminologies
tossers, fukwits, scum bag.

I think the articulation of the Clampits friends says it all

Night Jonboy
and I am saddened how the use of obscenities is allowed to go unchecked by the watchdog we all know and love, known as the Bolton News. It has come to something when words such as these where only spoken between blokes in a pub over a pint and hardly ever in front of a lady. Or at least that is how it used to be where I was brought up. Seems decency amongst adults has been over ridden by the low-life language of several posters on these pages.
Ha, which watchdog is that, get real or get back to cloud cuckoo land.

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Don Kiddick says...
9:35pm Mon 18 Mar 13

janeyb07 wrote:
So kiddick what you are actually saying is that it's fine for these so called humans to laugh in the face of this family that only a few hours earlier had there life ripped apart. Ummmm I'm so grateful I neither know you or have you as part of my family, god help you if you ever have to face a devastating period in your life as this poor family have. I shall be the first to comment. Now grow up you immature being
No, I'm exposing you as the nasty, vindictive, stupid and pathetic human being you actually are. You're just too thick to realise it.

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buckfuzzby says...
2:50pm Tue 19 Mar 13

Don Kiddick wrote:
janeyb07 wrote:
Have you tossers nothing better to do with your time! Have you ever found your self in this situation....... It's devastating enough without you fukwits talking ****... Have you ever heard of house conversations? This house has had conversions, the uncles have health conditions that prevent them living on their, and while you not rites would put ur family in care homes this family hasn't, and further more they own there own house, not a scum bag council tennent, they work not on benefits. the reporter was told to leave and not publish a story and has all the information wrong, no1 attended hospital. And thankyou for asking every1 are okay and un harmed.
I really hope English isn't your mother tongue but if it is; we really need to review our education policy.
Obviously the writer of this post left school before completing their full educational course, another thing, this person seems to be able to emit s--te from both ends of the Alimentary Canal.
whilst I have every sympathy for the family involved in such a distressing situation, this person, having a limited vocabulary, feels the need to litter these utterances wih expletives......I bet the very people you are trying speak up for are are cringing at the thought.

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Don Kiddick says...
5:01pm Tue 19 Mar 13

I wonder why attempts were made to usher away and censor the reporter? Was this family trying to hide something? I'm sure they informed their insurance company that they had two other occupants in residence; particularly since they were occupants with possibly dangerous incapacities? Surely eight people living in a normal family semi can only increase the risk for insurance companies?

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JustBecause says...
8:07am Wed 20 Mar 13

janeyb07 wrote:
Have you tossers nothing better to do with your time! Have you ever found your self in this situation....... It's devastating enough without you fukwits talking ****... Have you ever heard of house conversations? This house has had conversions, the uncles have health conditions that prevent them living on their, and while you not rites would put ur family in care homes this family hasn't, and further more they own there own house, not a scum bag council tennent, they work not on benefits. the reporter was told to leave and not publish a story and has all the information wrong, no1 attended hospital. And thankyou for asking every1 are okay and un harmed.
Turning the sofa into a place to sleep does not define a "conversion"

No one has the facts on here, but come on this is Ramsey avenue......

I lived of there for 17 years, it was/is one of the worst streets in Farnworth, where your social standing is entirely built around how big a trampoline you can get in you front lawn (lawn is actually a patch of mud/grass/crazy paving)

Glad none was hurt, which is the main thing....

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davoovad says...
12:17pm Wed 20 Mar 13

These people come to this country and continue to live like they did in the third world country they came from, give me a great lever chav anytime, least you know where your cannon fodder's coming from next time the Argies start playin up !!

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emmaworrall says...
1:33pm Fri 22 Mar 13

I think people need not comment on what they know nothing about this is a family member untill you know the situation keep your opinions to yourself.

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