Policeman smells danger
NZPA-AP Wickwar A sharp-nosed policeman, Nick Shaw, was the hero of his village on Saturday after leading 30 residents of the main street to safety an hour before a gas leak blew it up, destroying or damaging a dozen homes. Constable Shaw, aged 29, was coming home from working late in the west England village of Wickwar when he smelled gas. He work up neighbours and shepherded them to a community hall.
One hour later, gas from a burst main ignited and broke through the asphalt sending fivemetre plumes of flame into the air. Roofs and walls collapsed and debris showered down. But no-one was injured. “Quite simply, Nick was magnificent,” said a schoolteacher, Don Gregory, who was led to safety by the policeman. Constabled Shaw’s own home was demolished, but he got his wife, Louisa, to safety before the blast.
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Press, 12 January 1987, Page 6
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