Couple rescued by firefighters after blaze at hot food bar under their home speak of their terrifying ordeal
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00:06 So Margie, can you tell me what happened last night?
00:10 >> So around 9 to 10, we heard someone is still
00:14 working on the store on the ground, on the Lardon Fried Chicken.
00:20 And we are on the third floor and we're already sleeping.
00:26 And then I smell some smoke and then I woke up.
00:33 And then I heard the smoke alarm and
00:37 then I woke up my husband and I asked him to check.
00:42 And then he said that, get all your documents now cuz there's a fire below.
00:51 And then so we get our stuff and then we go down and
00:55 we cannot see any because it's all smoke going down.
01:00 So we can't go down here but
01:05 we are on the back of the second floor balcony.
01:12 So we stayed there and then we called the emergency and that's it.
01:18 >> And they came very quickly.
01:19 >> Yeah.
01:21 >> That must have been a very scary time.
01:25 How did you get out?
01:26 Did you have to figure your way out?
01:27 Did the firefighters help you out?
01:29 >> The firefighters helped us out.
01:31 >> Yes, and were you stuck on the balcony?
01:33 >> Yes, we're stuck on the second floor balcony.
01:36 >> Right, and were there a lot of flames?
01:39 >> We cannot see it because we only see the smoke.
01:45 >> But was the smoke so thick that it- >> Yes, it's so thick.
01:49 It's so thick, yeah.
01:51 We cannot see anything.
01:53 >> That must have been very scary to navigate an escape route.
01:59 >> Yeah.
02:00 >> And so how do you feel now?
02:03 I mean, are you okay?
02:05 >> Yeah, we're okay now.
02:08 >> You sounded as if you were coughing earlier.
02:11 >> Yeah, I'm still coughing.
02:12 Still coughing.
02:14 >> How do you feel now living there?
02:16 Do you feel a bit nervous?
02:18 >> Yeah, we're going to our agent now and
02:22 we'll ask what will be the arrangement because we don't-
02:25 because the firefighter yesterday said that it's not safe anymore to live in there.
02:30 So I will talk to our agent now to arrange something.
02:37 >> And I'm sure you were very scared.
02:39 >> Yes, yeah, and we don't have any families here, so I'm scared.
02:44 >> And have you lost much in the damage?
02:49 >> No, not actually.
02:50 >> Not too bad.
02:51 >> Not too much, yeah.
02:53 >> So how do you feel now?
02:57 How do you feel now?
02:58 >> Yes, feeling better.
02:59 >> Feeling better, yeah.
03:04 How old are you, Tebow?
03:06 >> I'm 29 years old.
03:07 >> 29.
03:08 Aw, sweetheart.
03:10 Have you been here long?
03:12 >> One, almost one year.
03:13 >> One year?
03:13 >> Yeah.
03:14 >> That's not a good experience for your first year.
03:16 >> Yes.
03:17 >> Do you work here locally?
03:18 >> Yeah.
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