Northamptonshire   Evening  Telegraph. Tues., Feb. 6. 1945

Wakened By Smoke

Awakened by a smell of smoke early on Monday morning, the occupants of 9, Spencer-road, Rushden, found that the front downstairs room was ablaze.

The N.F.S., arriving at 3.45, found that Mrs. J. Hart and a child had got out of the front bedroom window and were on the bay. They got them down by ladder and fought the fire successfully with first-aid apparatus, remaining over an hour. The fire caused considerable damage to furniture, windows, curtains, cupboards, floorboards and a wireless set.

Senior Company Officer A. P. Timpson was in charge of the firemen. P.C. Skells also assisted.