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."

 

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/tees/7167549.stm

A spokesman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said: "They did the right thing in the end. We advise everyone to get fire safety advice."

 

...or at least start keeping their knickers in the kitchen.:lol::lol::lol:

If Mark was here, there would a comment including the word Pants

^There would probably be a whole run of panty-puns.:laugh3::rolleyes:

I bet her love life is red-hot.