Published 01:41 IST, November 13th 2019
Aussie firefighter leaves note saying 'we owe you milk' after saving house
An Australian man shared a heartwarming note on Facebook written by one of the firefighters who saved his home from the wild bushfires that engulfed many houses
An Australian man shared a heartwarming note on Facebook written by one of the firefighters who saved his home from the wild bushfires that engulfed many houses on the eastern coast of the country. “It was our pleasure to save your house...sorry that we couldn’t save your sheds...p.s - we owe you some milk,” read the note written by a firefighter of Urunga Rural Fire Service.
Social media hails fire service
Paul Sekfy found the note in his kitchen and said that it was the best note on his kitchen bench since the morning after his wedding. Impressed by the note, netizens showered praises on the firefighters.
“Oh my that’s just amazing, what they are going thru it’s relentless my heart is breaking for you all from over hear in the west. To manage to have a sense of humour these are our true warriors (sic),” wrote a user. “If you've just saved my house, hell you can have my whole fridge and everything inside it too! (sic)” wrote another user.
State of emergency
Australian authorities had declared a state of emergency in Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) as the eastern region was hit by ferocious bushfires. New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service, on November 12, said that catastrophic fire danger has been recorded in Sydney, Hunter, and Illawarra and there is still no rainfall on the horizon.
Increased fire activity predicted
The fire service informed that 74 brush fires are burning across the state, with 36 uncontained and nine still at the emergency warning level. “The day is not quite over yet, as a southerly change may see an increase in fire activity tonight,” they said. The fire service also sprayed retardant, essentially a brightly coloured fertiliser, using aircraft to help protect homes and lives during bush fires. Queensland Fire and Emergency has been constantly releasing the advisory of ‘prepare to leave’ to evacuate the affected areas.
Updated 02:24 IST, November 13th 2019