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Heartstopping moment

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 February 2011 - 23:22

I have just pulled my youngest child from a smoke filled bedroom.

There was that 5 second gap between me grabbing him up and trying to wake him and him actually responding.

I feel slightly sick.

It was a fire in the A/C and the smoke is acrid with that electrical fire smell. I have quite a headache having been in ther clearing out the soft furnishings and opening the windows and extractor fans.

The guys are here now, checking it is safe, the kids will all sleep downstairs on the couches tonight and tomorrow I better get a new unit or the landlord will hear about it!!

My DS seems okay but I have no idea how long he was in it. Thank G it wasn't later when we were all asleep

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EW GURU
Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 08:13
Glad your all safe, but the first thing you should have done is gone to get medial treatment.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 07:26
So scary, well done for making sure everybody is ok. I second missb, get smoke alarms for every room and regularly check the battery xxx
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EW GURU
Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 06:11
Scary stuff. Glad you are all ok. x
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 February 2011 - 23:52
Our rental contract is just about up too. What to do. Thing is, we've lived in the Middle East a long time and every villa has issues, new or old. The villa before last actually had an explosion in the electrical box at two in the morning in July one year. I was alone with three kids, including a 1 month old, with no A/c's or electrics and a house full of blue smoke. The 'Engineer' and I use the term lightly, insisted I had done something - until it emerged there had been a surge at the junction box down the street - a good 100m from the house.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 01 February 2011 - 23:46
Think I'd be insisting on a new one too-and that they check the other units while they are at. Glad you aren't alone-hope you manage to get a bit of sleep-so lucky you detected the smoke so quickly
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 February 2011 - 23:43
brave mum..good ur all OK, salamat as we say
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 February 2011 - 23:42
Thanks Wuffles - my teens are here helping me out and DH just came in from the company 'thingy' he went to. Guys just left - say that they can patch it - I don't think so!! - with a new motor - apparently it was still burning on the roof of the villa 1/2 an hour after I pulled my boy out. They have taken the motor with them and assure me there is no fire there now - guess who won't be sleeping well tonight...
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 February 2011 - 23:40
thank god you guys are safe!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 01 February 2011 - 23:34
Are you by yourself? So glad you got him out in time-your heart must be racing. Make sure you get yourself checked out for smoke inhalation as well as your son-sending you hugs
 
 

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