fire firegeezer on 28 May 2008 08:15 am
Rubber-Neckers Block Fire Engines
A FIRE BROKE OUT TUESDAY NIGHT at a farm in Scotland. It began in a barn that stores tractors and propane cylinders. The smoke plume rose quickly and could be seen for miles away.
Tayside FF’s work the tractor barn.
(Courier photo)
Unfortunately for the farmer, the people living in his end of the county had a faster response time than the fire brigade and filled up his access road with abandoned cars as they dashed in to watch their neighbor’s misfortune.
When the fire engines arrived, they were met with a column of empty cars and the FF’s had to get out and literally push the cars off the side of the road.
The BBC News REPORTS:
Station Manager Neil McKay said: “The smoke plume from this fire was visible for two to three miles over Monifieth, this caused many casual observers to arrive like moths attracted to a flame.
“Access to the fire scene for fire engines was down a track which became totally blocked due to a lack of consideration and foresight of some car drivers who, by blocking this track, delayed the arrival of two of the fire engines for more than 10 minutes.
“Despite this, 250 pigs in an adjoining building were saved due to the efforts of the fire crews.”
The Tayside Courier has a detailed report on the fire HERE.
