'The flames were too hot and the smoke was too thick': Man went looking for possible victims of London, Ont. motel fire
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Fire caused extensive damage to the Super 7 Motel in south London on Saturday. Neil Auld was staying in one of the units just a few doors away from where the fire started and tried to enter despite smoke and flames.
Fire caused extensive damage to the Super 7 Motel in south London on Saturday.
Neil Auld was staying in one of the units just a few doors away from where the fire started and tried to enter despite smoke and flames.
“The owner came by and we kicked down the door. I went in…I crawled in,” he explained.
Auld said he called out to see if anyone responded, “I couldn’t see anybody. I yelled and then the flames were too hot and the smoke was too thick. I backed up a bit.”
Auld and the owner tried to use a fire extinguisher but the flames continued to intensify.
Emergency responders arrived minutes later, coming on scene at about 12:30 p.m.
Police and fire quickly established that no one was inside the affected units and there were no injuries as a result of the fire.
