'Swift' Action By ECT Minibus Drivers Halts Wildfire |
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Husband and wife team act quickly to prevent serious damage
Quick-thinking by a husband and wife team who drive a minibus for Ealing Community Transport (ECT) prevented a wildfire causing serious damage. Stuart and Mera Swift spotted smoke billowing out close to parked cars at the junction of Avalon Road & Crossway on Tuesday 19 July as Stuart was driving to collect children with special educational needs and disabilities from a nearby school. Mera was acting as his passenger assistant. Their quick thinking as community-minded minibus drivers at ECT meant they knew what to do. Using the fire extinguisher carried in their minibus they acted quickly to prevent potentially serious damage and risk to passers by. The recent heatwave exacerbated an already dry summer seeing London experience an unprecedented level of wildfires. They stopped at a safe distance, and Mera alerted residents, sought out the owners of the cars parked close to the fire, and called the Fire Brigade as Stuart built a makeshift “fire break” before using the fire extinguisher to put out the fire.
August 4, 2022
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