Bad Christmas for some...

I was out the front of my house this afternoon having a cigarette after
christmas lunch..when i started to see smoke pour out of the next street
over.A house was on fire ..well the 2nd floor was anyway..the police turned
up and blocked the street so the fire crew could get to it.They put it out
in about 15 minutes but the 2nd floor is trashed...the good news it no-one
was hurt but the bad news is that the owners of the house were out so they
dont know their house has caught fire yet.