This English fire service used fridges to rescue people stranded by the flooding

As rescue operations go, few are as chilled as this one.
This English fire service used fridges to rescue people stranded by the flooding

Fire officers helping residents stranded in their homes due to flooding were forced to improvise when parts of Carlisle basically became a river.

With a rescue dinghy floating outside homes in need of evacuation, officers had to find a way of safely getting people out.

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