OOPS!

One of the unspoken fears felt by everyone who works in the emergency services is the thought that one day they will arrive at an incident to discover that a loved one is the victim. It is very rarely the case, however, that the emergency services are responsible for the accident in the first place. One such incident occurred when the fire brigade was called out to a fire at a large shop. A large crowd gathered to watch the fire crew extinguish the flames, and even took the trouble to applaud their fine efforts. Having packed away their hoses, the crew jumped back into the fire engine and reversed out on to the street, running over the drivers wife as they did so. The poor woman had been watching her husband at work but had not wanted to put him off by making her presence known. As she stood gripped with awe and wonder at her husband s brave efforts he ran her over.

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