A snip from the local rag
Published on Monday 25 July 2011 08:22
Two men were pulled from the basement of a derelict four-storey factory when it caught fire.
The men, aged 20 and 21, had to be carried out of the building by firefighters and were taken to Kettering General Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
The younger man’s condition was yesterday described as “very serious” and he is in intensive care. The other man was at hospital under observation.
Police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service are investigating the cause of the fire at the former Seddon factory in ####### ######, Kettering, and are considering the possibility that it could have been caused by an arson attack.
Firefighters were first called to the scene at 3am yesterday following reports of smoke coming from the building.
Fire investigation officer ##### ###### said: “There were reports of some people in the basement and the crew rescued two youths from it. The basement is like a maze. They had to go down there and carry them through this maze system. It was very hot and there’s no light down there. It was quite a difficult rescue for them.”
Detective Sergeant ##### #######: “At the moment the cause of the fire has not been determined but it is being treated as suspicious.”
No arrests have yet been made.