FIREFIGHTERS feared the worst when they saw a man lying motionless on the floor of his smoke-logged house.
Neighbours had spotted smoke coming from the house in Cleveleys Road, Blackburn, and raised the alarm.
But instead of having to carry out a life-or-death rescue, the man just woke up wondering what all the fuss was about.
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