Emily Atack's uncle Ted Robbins flees home after fire breaks out ‘It happened so quickly’

The fire started in the cellar of 63-year-old Ted Robbins’ home in Rossendale, Lancashire, yesterday. The BBC Radio Lancashire presenter said he had noticed an “acrid smell” at his home around 2pm. He said: “My eyes were watering. It happened so quickly. It was billowing out. Within three minutes the place was full of smoke.”

Reflecting on the moment, he added to the BBC: “I covered the tumble dryer with a wet towel.

“It was the last thing I expected because it was plugged in but it wasn’t on.”

Firefighters then swiftly rushed to the scene where they administered oxygen to Ted and checked him over.

The presenter went on to say he and his wife Judith were “hugely lucky to get out and stay out”.

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source: express.co.uk