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Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby Anxyous » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:00 am

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/ireland ... 20847.html

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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby Mitch. » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:33 am

That is the exact definition of irony...
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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby Hagar » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:45 am

I thought this sounded familiar. The same thing happened at a local fire station 3 years ago. ::)
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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby BFMF » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:57 am

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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby Steve M » Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:03 am

:) From the center of the blaze a telephone was ringing. Someone calling to report a fire at the station.   ;D
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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby DaveSims » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:44 pm

As a firefighter myself, there could be nothing more embarassing than watching your own station burn.  The station in my hometown once burned, but it was to cover a certain officer's embezzlement of department funds.
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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby skoker » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:12 pm

Fire fighters:  Some one call the fire department!!!

(in the backround)  Ring Ring...

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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby Bullseyee » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:35 pm

Speaking about irony !
I find it quite stupid actually :p
And I who thought there was only one safe place to avoid fire : the fire station  ;D
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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby Fr. Bill » Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:54 pm

Why on earth do the English refer to the fire station's mobile equipment as "appliances?"

It sounds like they are talking about stoves or refrigerators with wheels... :)

"Fire truck" seems to be much more descriptive...

...or in their case "fire lorry..."  ;D
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Re: Fire Station Burns Down. No Smoke Alarms.

Postby Hagar » Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:53 pm

[quote]Why on earth do the English refer to the fire station's mobile equipment as "appliances?"

It sounds like they are talking about stoves or refrigerators with wheels... :)

"Fire truck" seems to be much more descriptive...

...or in their case "fire lorry..."
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