My partner and I fled for our lives after my laptop exploded – but this is why I ran back inside my home SIX times as it burned to the ground

A heroic father bumped into his burning house six occasions to rescue his accomplice’s beloved canine – struggling burns on his torso and face – after a laptop computer caught hearth.

Ben Sommerville and Caroline Ward misplaced all of their possessions when their house in Calne, Wiltshire, burst into flames on Sunday, February 9.

Mr Sommerville, 39, bravely bumped into the home in an try to avoid wasting Ms Ward’s three canine, tortoise and their kitten.

He managed to avoid wasting the canine – three-year-old American bulldog Ruby, French bulldog Cedric, and English bulldog Ethel, who’re each seven.

Tragically Catspian, the kitten they bought collectively after they first began relationship, misplaced his life together with Ms Ward’s tortoise Brutus, who she had for 13 years.

Simply two nights earlier than the devastating hearth, Mr Sommerville’s youngsters – aged 11, 12 and 15, had been staying with them on the home. ‘We’re so grateful they weren’t there that evening,’ he informed MailOnline.

Mr Sommerville – who works as a handyman – had sprinted into the home whereas sporting nothing however a pair of denims and he suffered burns to his face, again and chest and he stated most of his hair is gone – together with his man bun.

However he stated the group has rallied across the couple, generously taking care of their canine whereas they keep in a resort. 

And since Mr Sommerville is so tall – 7ft with measurement 17 ft – he was apprehensive about getting new garments, however a neighborhood man who makes customized hoodies ‘straight up refused’ to take cost from him. 

Simply two nights earlier than the devastating hearth, Mr Sommerville’s youngsters – aged 11, 12 and 15, had been staying with them on the home

Pictured is the entrance door and the inside of the burned home

He managed to avoid wasting the canine – three-year-old American bulldog Ruby, French bulldog Cedric, and English bulldog Ethel, who’re each seven

A GoFundMe was set as much as assist get the couple again on their ft. You may donate to the fundraiser right here.

Recounting the dreadful evening, he informed MailOnline: ‘My accomplice and I went as much as mattress at round 9 o’clock for an early evening and a cuddle. Half an hour later, I heard our kitten make a hissing noise and thought he had by chance turned the bathe on. 

‘I went to take a look and the bathe was off, however I believed I may odor smoke. I informed my accomplice to place some garments on simply in case and went downstairs. 

‘The odor was quite a bit stronger and I may see smoke popping out from beneath the door.

‘I ran upstairs, screaming to get out, get out now. The lights shut off simply as we had been operating out.’

Once they had been safely outdoors, they known as the fireplace brigade. The couple praised the emergency companies, saying they had been on the home inside 20 minutes.

Within the meantime, Ms Ward was ‘screaming for the canine’, so her accomplice ran again inside.

Tragically Catspian, the kitten they bought collectively after they first began relationship, misplaced his life

Ms Ward’s tortoise Brutus, who she had for 13 years, additionally died within the hearth

Pictured is the remnants of the bed room after the fireplace 

One of many home windows which was boarded up after the blaze

The destroyed lounge the place the laptop computer was plugged in to cost

He continued: ‘One was outdoors by the again door. I held my breath and ran via the home and again out to get my breath once more earlier than going again in to attempt to discover them. 

‘I had my cellphone torch on to see, and I used to be on the cellphone to the firefighters who saved telling me to get out now. 

‘But when the canine died, my missus could be emotionally scarred. I managed to seek out the 2 canine and throw them outdoors. 

‘I ran upstairs to attempt to discover the cat, however I knew it was most likely gone. The smoke was so dangerous and thick that I could not see a lot.’

When the fireplace fighters arrived, Mr Sommerville was ‘banging’ on their neighbour’s door to wake them up, realizing they’d a new child child.

‘It was actually scary,’ he stated. ‘I used to be badly burned throughout my physique. I used to have a person bun however my hair was burned off, and my beard is de facto crispy. Most of my hair is gone. 

‘I did not realise till after that I used to be burned throughout my again and shoulders. The rain most likely saved me from the worst of the burns.

English bulldog Ethel, who’s seven, was saved from the burning home

Three-year-old American bulldog Ruby, who was saved from the fireplace

French bulldog Cedric, who additionally managed to flee

Emergency companies raced to the scene and arrived inside 20 minutes

A few of the home windows had been damaged within the accident

Pictured is the entrance door to the home after the fireplace was put out

‘The following factor I bear in mind I used to be within the hospital and so they had been making use of burn ointment to me. I had burns on my face – the one factor I had on was a pair of denims. 

‘I had no worry, simply logic. My accomplice’s canine had been in there.’

Talking about the reason for the fireplace, he stated: ‘The one factor completely different that evening was my accomplice had plugged in her work laptop computer to cost. It was refurbished, we bought it two years in the past.’

The daddy stated that he has been overwhelmed with the kindness of the group.

He stated: ‘Folks have been phenomenal. I had no garments and since I am 7ft tall with measurement 17 ft, it is onerous to seek out them in retailers. A man who sells me customized hoodies flat up refused to take cost for them.

‘We’re in a resort and so they bent the principles so we may maintain the littlest canine with us – a good friend has one and a neighbour is taking care of the opposite. 

‘I did not realise there could be that a lot of a group on the earth. We’ve been very fortunate. It is introduced us a lot nearer.’

Pictured are the burnt remnants of their house in Wiltshire

Pictured is the entrance door and window to the house

Some room of the Wiltshire house had been extra broken than others

Mr Sommerville stated his youngsters had been staying on the home simply two nights previous to the blaze.

‘We’re so grateful they weren’t there that evening. They cherished Catspian. We broke the information to them and so they took it very well, they have been actually understanding.’

He posted a photograph of the little kitten on Fb, saying: ‘R.I.P. little dude I am actually gonna miss you.’

He added ruefully: ‘Folks have by no means known as me a hero earlier than – I want I regarded extra like one. I am so crispy, I seem like a scarecrow. 

‘It has been so overwhelming. It has been onerous to sleep once we go to mattress. 

‘There is a wooden hearth within the resort foyer, and once we smelled the smoke we panicked for a second, pondering it was taking place once more. 

‘It was terrifying. An important factor is that we now have one another and are collectively.’ 

A Dorset and Wiltshire Fireplace and Rescue Service spokesperson stated: ‘On arrival crews discovered a fireplace on the bottom ground of a terraced personal dwelling and 6 firefighters in respiration equipment used two hose reel jets, one principal jet and mechanical air flow extinguish the fireplace.

‘Two casualties had been conveyed to hospital by ambulance and our cease was in at 10:45pm.’