A pet cat has been rescued by firefighters after it went missing for three days.
At around 8.20pm on Saturday, November 9, a crew from Aylesbury Fire Station visited the scene along Hilton Avenue in the town.
Officers were on hand to use hydraulic gear to open the garage and release the uninjured feline, which had been left in a garage for around 72 hours.
The pet was returned to their owner soon after.
Saving the animal has more than likely been a welcome distraction for the Bucks and Rescue firefighters, as they then tended to three serious incidents across the next three days.
At around 9.30pm on Sunday, November 10, two crews from Buckingham Fire Station responded to a kitchen fire in a two-storey house along Pitchford Walk in the town.
Despite the blaze already been seen before the crew arrived, firefighters used thermal imagery camera and an immediate emergency care kit.
They also administered oxygen to a female who was suffering the effects of smoke inhalation.
One day later on Monday, November 11, two crews from West Ashland and one from Broughton Fire Stations, attended a kitchen fire in a three-storey block of flats along Romarin Court in Milton Keynes.
The flat was evacuated, with one man, one woman and two children suffering smoke inhalation.
They were cared for by the South Central Ambulance Service, as the firefighters dealt with the blaze.
In all, the kitchen fire caused 40 per cent damage and 100 per cent smoke damage to the property.
To extinguish the fire Firefighters used
- Two breathing apparatus
- One main jet hose
- One hose reel jet
- Defensive positive pressure ventilation
- Thermal imaging camera
Milton Keynes Council were contacted to support the family and the incident was handed over to High Town Housing Association.
Finally, one day later on Tuesday, November 12, a crew from Amersham Fire Station responded to a car fire near the town.
They attended the scene along Two Dells Lane in Orchard Leigh near Lye Green at around 10.30am.
They closed the road with the emergency workers using one set of breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and small gear to extinguish the fire.
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