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Women escape Bristol fire

Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 07:00

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Two women fled from their first floor Bristol flat after being woken by a vehicle on fire outside.

The outside of their property in Emerson Square, Horfield was damaged by the blaze at around 4.30am on Tuesday.

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset fire service said: "The cause of the fire is believed to have been deliberate.

"Damage was caused to the exterior of the flat. The women, one in her 20s and one in her 40s, were woken by the sound of the vehicle burning and left the building.

"The fire was extinguished before it entered the building."

 

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Horfield

Historically, Horfield had a reputation as a lawless place because Horfield Wood was the haunt of thieves and vagrants. The name 'Horfield' is Anglo-Saxon in origin, meaning 'Filthy open land'. There was a large Army barracks in Horfield from 1845, which was for a time headquarters of the South Gloucestershire Regiment.
Horfield is home to the Memorial Stadium: built in 1921 for Bristol Rugby Club in memory of the rugby union players of the city who died in World War I, and rededicated to also commemorate the dead of World War II. In 1996, the ground also became home to Bristol Rovers Football Club who now own it.
Famous sons of Horfield include Hollywood actor Cary Grant, who was born at 15 Hughenden Road, in 1904, and composer Ray Steadman-Allen was born at 64 Muller Road, in 1922.
Population   11,300
OS grid ref   ST597769
Unitary authority   Bristol
Postcode   BS7
Dialing code   0117
Police   Avon and Somerset
Fire   Avon
Ambulance   Great Western
Euro Parlilament   South West England
UK Parliament   Bristol North West












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