Neighbours have said a Nottinghamshire man was 'saved by taking dog to the vets' as the 'orange glow' of a fire ripped through his home. Fire crews were deployed to the fire in Welham Road, Retford, on Monday, December 12 after workers at a nearby care home raised the alarm.
The house was gutted by the blaze, with its roof completely destroyed and its windows blown out, as reported by Lincolnshire Live. Neighbours said the man who lives in the property, who is in his 40s, was at an emergency vet in Doncaster at the time.
Trevor Gardner, 64, who lives next door, said: "We got a knock on our door at about 2.30am to 2.45am. It was carers from the nursing home who saw an orange glow in the sky.
