John wrote:
It always seems to me that fire fighting is less successful than it used to
be. Any thoughts on this? Perhaps the water isn't as good - or don't the
hoses get pointed in the right places.



The most amazing bit of the story is this:

"One of the residents, antiques dealer Boudica Scherazade, said: "It's
just so awful. There's so many valuable things in there."

That is some name! (And I think perhaps she might need to rephrase as
"so many formerly valuable things". :-( )

--
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
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