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They saved with souvlakis in their hands
November 24, 2008 - 6:42AM

An appetite for souvlaki may have saved the lives of residents of a Melbourne apartment block when an adjoining bedding shop caught fire last night.

Ambulance Victoria paramedics Jason Betson and Brett Norris were buying takeaway dinner in High Street, Preston about 8.30pm when they emerged from the shop to discover smoke filling the street from a bedding retailer.

"There was a large amount of smoke coming from the back of the shop,' said advanced life support paramedic Jason Betson.

"There was also a bright red glow. We immediately used our radio to request the MFB (Metropolitan Fire Brigade).

"The smoke was going into an adjoining three-level apartment block, so we began evacuating residents.

"The MFB and police arrived soon after, and by that stage we had most of the people out of the apartment block.

"We remained on standby at the fire, while the MFB tackled the blaze.
"Thankfully, no one was injured.''

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