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| Spider in bed prompts 999 call to London firefighters | |
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| Firefighters have received emergency calls about a lost set of false teeth and a spider crawling onto a pillow. | Firefighters have received emergency calls about a lost set of false teeth and a spider crawling onto a pillow. |
| London Fire Brigade revealed some of the strangest 999 calls in a bid to cut down on the number of non-emergency calls they receive. | London Fire Brigade revealed some of the strangest 999 calls in a bid to cut down on the number of non-emergency calls they receive. |
| Other calls included an elderly woman who asked for help after she threw water at fighting dogs, forgetting her dentures were in the glass. | Other calls included an elderly woman who asked for help after she threw water at fighting dogs, forgetting her dentures were in the glass. |
| The brigade said it had 100 unnecessary calls a week in the last year. | The brigade said it had 100 unnecessary calls a week in the last year. |
| Senior officer Dave Brown said: "Our advice is simple - if it's not an emergency, don't ring 999." | Senior officer Dave Brown said: "Our advice is simple - if it's not an emergency, don't ring 999." |
| Firefighters were asked to help find a mobile phone after its owner said it had fallen down the toilet. | Firefighters were asked to help find a mobile phone after its owner said it had fallen down the toilet. |
| The control room was also asked to send someone to retrieve a shoe stuck on a garage roof, and a woman called 999 when she feared a fox in her garden might bite her because it had "an odd look on its face". | The control room was also asked to send someone to retrieve a shoe stuck on a garage roof, and a woman called 999 when she feared a fox in her garden might bite her because it had "an odd look on its face". |
| "Firefighters are here for Londoners but we can't be on speed dial when something trivial happens," Mr Brown said. | "Firefighters are here for Londoners but we can't be on speed dial when something trivial happens," Mr Brown said. |
| "We are here to respond to real emergencies, so if you do find a squirrel in your kitchen or you lose your keys down the toilet, don't dial 999." | "We are here to respond to real emergencies, so if you do find a squirrel in your kitchen or you lose your keys down the toilet, don't dial 999." |
| He urged people with phobias to get friends to help them and said if residents found an unexpected animal in their home they should call the RSPCA. | He urged people with phobias to get friends to help them and said if residents found an unexpected animal in their home they should call the RSPCA. |