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Ridiculous Accidents

Man rescued from behind wardrobe in Brighton flat

A man has been rescued by a fire crew after becoming stuck behind a wardrobe while moving it in a Brighton flat.
He became lodged behind the furniture in the flat in The Highway in the city at about 14:00 GMT on Tuesday.

He managed to call East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service on his mobile phone who freed him from behind the cupboard.
A spokesman from the fire service said the man had been on his own when he decided to move the wardrobe and suffered no injuries.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-26455319

Perhaps he was looking for Narnia... ;)
 
rynner2 said:
Man rescued from behind wardrobe in Brighton flat

Perhaps he was looking for Narnia... ;)

Brighton man comes out (from behind) the closet.
 
UPDATE:

He got stuck cos he was scared of a spider.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1105...ed_from_behind_wardrobe_was_scared_by_spider/

Brighton man freed from behind wardrobe was scared by spider

A file picture of a spider :lol:

A teenager who got trapped behind a wardrobe, before being confronted with a spider, called 999 and had to be freed by three firefighters.

Reece Thomas, an A-level pupil at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, decided to rearrange his bedroom on Tuesday afternoon.

He told yesterday how his wardrobe got stuck as he moved it and he became firmly wedged.

Then the teenager, who is petrified of spiders, spotted an arachnid and, seeing no other option, called Sussex Police on 999. :lol:

They alerted firefighters to Reece's plight and a crew went to the home he shares with his parents, Paul and Sarah Goodwin, in The Highway, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, and freed him.

The 17-year-old, who is studying for qualifications in sports, maths, leadership and IT, said he was physically uninjured but was panicking.

He said: “I felt quite claustrophobic and did not like it. I am very embarrassed.”

He added: “I was just moving my furniture when I got stuck. I moved it one inch and it must have slipped and got stuck by the bed because next thing I knew I could not move.

“My parents said I should have called them first.” :lol:

He added: “I want to say thank-you to the firefighters, who did not look very impressed when they came to help me.

"But there was a spider and I really don't like spiders.”

His mother added: “I couldn't believe it when he told me. He is getting stick from people saying he is looking for Narnia.”

Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire and Rescue both confirmed they were aware of the incident.

A police spokesman said they received the call but the job was more suitable for the fire service.
 
Thank goodness this never made the news or it would be really humiliating.
 
Killough: Painter rescued after getting stuck halfway up lighthouse

A man has been taken to hospital after he got stuck halfway up the outside of a lighthouse in County Down.
The 50-year-old man had been painting the St Johns Point lighthouse near Killough and was suspended
about 50ft (15m) above the ground.
He was rescued by a specialist rescue team from the Fire and Rescue Service and the Ambulance Service.

It is understood the man was suspended for about an hour and a half before he was freed.
The alarm was raised at around 10:05 GMT.
Fire appliances from Downpatrick, Newcastle and Ballynahinch were also at the scene.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26577470
 
Girl stuck in Dover storm drain retrieving phone

A teenage girl got stuck in a storm drain when she tried to retrieve her phone which had fallen into it.
She became stuck up to her waist after lifting up the cover and squeezing down the hole in Eaves Road, Dover, on Wednesday evening.
The girl, named locally as 16-year-old Ella Birchenough, had to be released by fire crews but was uninjured.

Witness Tim Richards, 22, described it as "a comedy gold moment" and the teenager had found it funny.
Attempts to free her failed so firefighters were called to pull her from the drain.

Mr Richards said: "She was more concerned about getting her phone back rather than getting herself out of the drain," he said.
He added that at one point she managed to inch herself out, but promptly went back in before becoming "completely stuck".

"My mum knows her mum and she went to call on her.
"We tried to pull her out a couple of times but it wasn't happening," he said.
"She was quite calm and relaxed and saw the funny side of it... how she thought she was going to get her phone, I have no idea."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-26870738

:D
 
Car somersaults off multi-storey roof at Megger in Dover
By PhilHayesDE
Posted: June 26, 2014
[photos]

A CAR somersaulted off the top floor of a multi-storey car park at the Megger building in Dover this morning.
The dramatic crash has been described as “like something out of a James Bond movie.”

The car hit the Western Heights roundabout on the A20 at such a speed that it flew across the car park, spinning "like a propeller", hit the 10ft wall on the other side and the driver fell out on the roof.

Dover fire crews were called to the scene of the spectacular smash at 9.20am.
The driver was out of the vehicle when the firefighters arrived.
An air ambulance has since arrived at the scene and left at around 10.30am.

P&O spokesman Brian Rees said: “I’ve just witnessed the most horrendous car crash - involving a car hurtling off the top of the car park at the business centre that our office overlooks, soaring into the air somersaulting, debris flying off, and thankfully I couldn’t see where it came down to earth.
“If there was somebody in it, I’d have thought it would be a miracle to survive.

It happened so quickly, and was so spectacular – the only thing I can compare it to would be a James Bond movie – that for a moment I doubted what I’d just seen.”

Fellow P&O spokesman Chris Laming said: "The car when coming throught the air was spinning so fast, end over end, my colleagues thought it was a propeller it was rotating so quickly.
"Everyone here is absolutely aghast that a car could be going so quickly it could launch itself 30 feet in the air and travel for such a distance across the car park.
"It was unbelievable."

A Kent Police spokesman said: "A car travelling coast-bound on the A20 collided with the Aycliffe roundabout just before 9.15 am this morning.
"The car appears to have been thrown from the roundabout and landed in a nearby car park.

"The A20 is closed coast-bound from the A260 (Courtwood roundabout) while emergency services deal with the incident.
"Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible as the coast-bound section is expected to be closed for up to four hours."
The London-bound section has re-opened.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the moments leading up to the collision, is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01622 798538.

http://www.dover-express.co.uk/Car-some ... story.html
 
Little girl gets stuck in mop bucket
Toddler Minnie Snodgrass is rescued by firemen after becoming wedged inside a metal mop bucket
[video]
2:01PM BST 11 Jul 2014

A 16-month-old girl was rescued unharmed by firefighters after she got stuck in a mop bucket.
Minnie Snodgrass managed to become wedged in the metal bucket after her mother, Gemma Snodgrass, had been mopping the floor at their home in Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue came to the toddler's aid after her family had rushed her to a nearby hospital.
Mrs Snodgrass managed to film part of the incident on her mobile phone and the footage shows the little girl dancing along to the car radio as she is taken the short distance to hospital.

Four firefighters, from Dearne Fire Station, used bolt cutters to free her and she was found to be unharmed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... ucket.html

She looked happy enough in the bucket! :D
 
ramonmercado said:
Snodgrass is an actual [n]ame? :shock:

Yep ... It was a fairly common surname where I grew up (southern Appalachian region).
 
EnolaGaia said:
ramonmercado said:
Snodgrass is an actual [n]ame? :shock:

Yep ... It was a fairly common surname where I grew up (southern Appalachian region).

Thanks for fixing the typo!

Its just that I've seen the name in comics etc but never read of it in real life or encountered someone with the surname.
 
I think it's Pongo Snodgrass that is a rare name. There was an semi-famous American actress called Carrie Snodgress, which is close.
 
From Ayrshire, according to Wikipedia (so it's obviously true).

The weave code for the Snodgrass tartan is K..R.Y.B.G.B.R.Y.... 6..2..2..22.26.10.2..2..

Serious Business.
 
Poole crashed car impaled on traffic bollard

A car that was tipped on its side after a crash ended up impaled on a bollard after a team of good Samaritans tried to turn it back over.
The accident happened on Yarmouth Road, in Poole, Dorset, at about 11:45 BST.
Dorset Police said a recovery vehicle had to remove the damaged Nissan Pixo, but that no injuries were reported.

Eyewitness Thom Stroud tweeted: "Could hear the women inside screaming to get out. That's when we all pushed with our might to get the car back on 4 wheels."
Mr Stroud said two women were inside the car, which became stuck on the bollard after several drivers got out of their cars to help right the vehicle.
"Sooo shaky right now but amazed at what us humans can do in emergencies," he added.

Both Dorset Fire and Rescue Service and South Western Ambulance Service attended the scene.
Police said the driver was from the Poole area

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29377997

But they didn't get the car back on "4 wheels" - just 2 wheels and the bollard! :lol:
 
This might've been funny if there hadn't been a fatality.

Suspected bike thief drowns after cycling straight into harbour to escape from police

A suspected bike thief drowned in the sea today after he rode into a harbour to escape police.

A passer-by told how the unnamed man shouted "I can's swim" as he struggled to stay afloat in the water.

The man died after he became trapped between an old fishing boat and the harbour wall.

It was still dark when the man cycled into the sea while being pursued by police around 6.30am.

Navy divers, police officers and the coastguard desperately tried to rescue the man from the water.

But they were unable to reach him and a body was later recovered from Sutton Harbour in Plymouth.

etc
 
Woman gets trapped in chimney of man she met online after six dates
Firefighters live-tweeted the chimney rescue of Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa at the home of a man she met online
By Mark Molloy
10:01AM BST 21 Oct 2014

A woman looking for her soulmate found herself trapped in the chimney of a man she met through an online dating site.

Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa, 30, was rescued by a team of firefighters after attempting to enter the man’s home in Los Angeles on Sunday, police say.
Neighbours alerted authorities after the soot-covered intruder became stuck and started screaming for help.

The whole rescue operation was live-tweeted by Captain Mike Lindbery from the Ventura County Fire Department.
Firefighters carefully removed bricks to reach the woman and then used dishwashing soap to lubricate the chimney so she could be safely lifted out.

etc...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... dates.html
 
Fiery crystal ball starts flat blaze
Press Association
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 11 August 2009

A crystal ball ornament caused a flat fire after magnifying the sun's rays and making a television explode.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/1 ... flat-blaze

24 February 2015 Last updated at 00:26

'Nutella jar house blaze' kills Twickenham family's dog

Sunrays shining through a glass jar of Nutella chocolate spread sparked a huge house fire that killed a family's dog, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said.
The blaze started when low winter sunlight was refracted by the jar which was being used to collect loom bands, investigators believe.
The family's Jack Russell Chilli was trapped inside the flat in Twickenham, south-west London, and died.

The jar was on the window sill in a girl's bedroom.
It is thought the rays were magnified by the glass and beamed onto blinds, causing them to catch fire.
A first floor bedroom was destroyed and the roof was damaged.

...

LFB's Charlie Pugsley said: "It sounds far fetched that a jar containing a few rubber bands caused a severe house fire but that's exactly what happened.
"It's worth spending five minutes checking that your window ledges are clear of any glass or crystal that might lead to a potentially life changing blaze."
The fire brigade said sun rays have caused 125 fires in the last five years and warned they are a risk in the winter as well as the summer.
Mr Pugsley said the figures show that these sorts of incidents are "not an urban myth".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31594956
 
Smoking is bad for you!

Smoker's head on fire after blowing house up refilling lighter with butane
A PENSIONER was lucky to survive when a canister of butane he had been using to re-fuel a cigarette lighter exploded, destroying his home.
By Suzie Neuwirth
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Thu, Dec 10, 2015

Charles Mann, 82, miraculously escaped with minor injuries as brave neighbours pulled him from the rubble of his £250,000 bungalow in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
Essex firefighters said that a gas lighter re-fill canister had caught fire and exploded, blasting through a wall of the house, leaving the roof sagging.

Mr Mann's relieved son, John, initially feared his father had been killed.
"I saw him sitting in the chair with his hair on fire. I thought he was dead," he said.
"The roof was on the ground and my dad was just sitting there. Then I saw him move and realised he was alright.
"It was horrific, there are no words to describe it. He was amazingly lucky."

Mr Mann's neighbours have spoken about how they pulled him from the rubble of the building with his hair on fire.
Neighbour Michael Leverett, who helped pull him from the wreckage, said: "We didn't think about it, we just wanted to get him out.
"The old boy was sitting in his wheelchair with the flames around him. His hair was on fire but we managed to lift him to safety."

Daughter-in-law Lisa Mann said: "We really want to say thank you to all of the neighbours because if it wasn't for them he wouldn't be alive. They saved his life.
"The home is a real mess. It's a miracle he got out and we can't thank everybody enough."

etc...

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/62...g-house-up-refilling-lighter-butane-explosion
 
I had no idea one of those little canisters could blow up so spectacularly.
 
24 February 2015 Last updated at 00:26

'Nutella jar house blaze' kills Twickenham family's dog
LFB's Charlie Pugsley said: "It sounds far fetched that a jar containing a few rubber bands caused a severe house fire but that's exactly what happened.
"It's worth spending five minutes checking that your window ledges are clear of any glass or crystal that might lead to a potentially life changing blaze."
The fire brigade said sun rays have caused 125 fires in the last five years and warned they are a risk in the winter as well as the summer.

Yup, I had a wall-mounted mirror, one of those on a retractable scissor-action arm, next to a window. It reflected sunlight on the magnifying side and melted a hole in a plastic planter right in front of my eyes.

It was like summit out of James Bond. :eek:

Hey Rynner, did you know that you can remove the bold/huge text format?
You highlight it and hit the little eraser symbol on the right.
 
Yup, I had a wall-mounted mirror, one of those on a retractable scissor-action arm, next to a window. It reflected sunlight on the magnifying side and melted a hole in a plastic planter right in front of my eyes.

It was like summit out of James Bond. :eek:

Hey Rynner, did you know that you can remove the bold/huge text format?
You highlight it and hit the little eraser symbol on the right.


A number of bushfires in Australia are started every year by glass, when some lazy bugger hoiks his 'roadie' out the window of their vehicle, escargot. It's not unusual.
 
I went to Hayle on Friday - my bus went right past Penmare Close!
 
A follow up story:
Hayle pensioner Maggie Hayes' arm was severed closing her NEIGHBOUR'S car window
By WBCaroline | Posted: August 29, 2016

A 78 year-old woman whose arm was ripped off in a freak accident was attempting to close the windows of her neighbour's car, it has emerged.
The pensioner – who has been now been named as Maggie Hayes – was airlifted to hospital after her arm was ripped off in the shocking accident on Penmare Close, Hayle, just after 4pm on Saturday.

At first it was thought the elderly woman was injured in her own car, but it has now emerged it was a Peugeot Blue Partner Tepee owned by next-door neighbour, 71 year-old Gillian Davies.
The grandmother-of-one said she left her car with the windows down because it was a hot day, but she has 'no idea' why her neighbour leaned into her car.
She said: ''I heard a hell of a bang and it didn't register that it was in our driveway. I thought 'what the hell is that?'

"Then I heard screams and then I came out - I don't want to think about it. She was sitting by the wall.
"Everyone came running out and handed her blankets. She lost a lot of blood."

Mrs Davies added: "No one seems to know what happened. I left the car as I always leave it: in gear, with the keys in the ignition. I won't be doing that again.
"The windows were down because it was a hot day. I don't know why she came to our car."

John Hayes, 81, who is thought to be the husband of the 78 year-old, confirmed she had lost a limb, adding: "Yes, she has lost an arm".
He was then led back into the house by two young men.

The police said that the woman had lent into the car to close the electric windows when it lurched forward trapping her arm.

A Devon and Cornwall spokesperson said. "What appears to have happened is that she has lent into the car to close the electric windows.
''She has turned on the ignition to get the power to turn the electric windows to close but unfortunately the car was in gear and the car has lurched forward trapping her hand/arm,
"In the process of doing that it has taken her arm off."

Mrs Davies said her husband Roger, 72, had been hit by the car and was taken to hospital :eek: but does not remember the incident.

Emergency services teams were able to retrieve the arm and the pensioner was flown by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
Police added although the pensioner had suffered "life-changing injuries" it is hoped surgeons will be able to re-attach the arm and she will make a good recovery.

The car has been taken away by police.

http://www.cornishman.co.uk/pension...lp-neighbour/story-29664745-detail/story.html

All in all, a right clusterfuck. :(
At least the police arrested the car.
:twisted:
 
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