Mother led to safety during Telford house fire
An eight year old child led their parent to safety at the weekend when a fire broke out at their home in Telford.
The occupiers of the semi-detached property in Teal Close, Brookside were alerted to the kitchen fire when their smoke alarm went off in the property at around 7am on Saturday morning.
Following advice that had been given during a school visit, the eight year old led the woman who was suffering from slight smoke inhalation to safety.
Firefighters from Tweedale and 2 officers from Shrewsbury attended the blaze. They used breathing apparatus, 2 hose reel jets and 1 covering jet.
The woman received treatment by West Midlands Ambulance Service for the slight smoke inhalation.
