Giant knickers put out house fire
A family home was saved from burning down when a pair of giant
knickers were used to put out a fire.
Jenny Marsey's size 18-20 cotton pants were a lifesaver when they
were grabbed to cover a frying pan fire at her home in Meryl
Gardens, Hartlepool, Teesside.
Her son and nephew were trying to fry some bread when the blaze
broke out.
But the quick-thinking pair used the Marks & Spencer underwear
from a pile of washing, doused them in water, and threw them over
the fire.
Mrs Marsey, 53, said: "My £4.99 parachute knickers have come in
handy for something. We've had a good laugh that they were a bit
like a fire blanket."
The incident happened on Sunday, while Mrs Marsey was out for the
day.
Her son John and his cousin Darren, 23, were cooking, when they
went to answer a knock at the door, only to return to a blazing
kitchen.
Mrs Marsey said: "When they found the pan on fire they did what
most people do and panicked.
"But they found a pair of my knickers in a washing basket and
basically used them as a fire blanket to put out the fire."
Mrs Marsey, who is also
mother to Sarah, 23, Joanne, 24, and Donna, 27, added: "I think if
they had been my daughter Sarah's skimpy knickers they wouldn't
have done any good. 
"I'm taking it all in my stride and it's quite a funny start to the
New Year."
A spokesman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said: "They did the right
thing in the end. We advise everyone to get fire safety
advice."
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The underlined bit made me laugh louder still.
