Scout leaders in fire rescue

Image caption, Stuart Thompson and Sam Drayson Le Tissier spotted flames outside the property in St Ouen
At a glance
  • Scout leaders put out a blaze outside a house in Jersey
  • Stuart Thompson and Sam Drayson Le Tissier spotted flames outside the property in St Ouen
  • A fire chief said the blaze could easily have escalated without their action

Two scout leaders who put out a large fire next to a house in Jersey have described how the people inside had "no idea" it was going on.

Stuart Thompson and Sam Drayson Le Tissier spotted flames outside the property in St Ouen after holding a Beavers group on Wednesday evening.

Mr Drayson Le Tissier ran inside to alert the residents and Mr Thompson contacted the fire service and then managed to put the flames out using a hose.

Crew Commander Phillip Dodd praised the pair, saying "without their quick actions the fire could have quickly escalated".

Mr Thompson said: "We were just standing in the car park... We noticed quite thick black smoke coming up from by a house.

"Myself and Sam ran over and noticed there was a big fire literally outside the property and the flames were sort of right up to the roof.

He added: "Sam ran in obviously to get the people out and then the owner came out and I managed to get a hose from him and then put the fire out..."

He said thanks to basic fire training at work he "had an idea what to do" and "thought it was safer to tackle it than let it carry on and lose the house".

Mr Drayson Le Tissier said the owners inside "knew nothing about the fire".

He said: "When I banged on the door, went in because the door was open they were very surprised, yeah".

No one was injured.