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'Our tower block blaze escape route was locked and alarms didn't sound'
Daily Express
|August 28, 2024
Mum of two reveals terrifying ordeal in Dagenham fire
A YOUNG mum forced to flee a tower block inferno in her pyjamas said she feared she would die when she found an escape route padlocked.
Cydney Parker, 26, said she heard no alarm when the blaze broke out despite them often sounding for no apparent reason at other times.
Fortunately, she was able to get to safety with a young female relative after noticing fire engines outside the Spectrum building in Dagenham, east London, in the early hours of Monday.
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