Went on a guided tour of the NT's Clandon House first thing today. Yes I know that might sound a bit boring, but on parking and getting out of my car I noticed a Disco parked on it's own across the car park and what appeared to be light smoke wafting out from under the bonnet. Went to investigate, despite others in the party saying it's just steam, I knew it wasn't, something under the bonnet was smouldering, a burning plastic type smell. Reported it to one of the stewards and they called the Fire Brigade who duly arrived and had it open and the fire out in a flash. Funny thing was the owner wasn't on the staff or one of our party, this was prior the normal opening time so nobody else should have been around. Disco got carted off on a flat bed, I was told, and I didn't discover what had caught fire.
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18 years ago