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Care home owner praises "fabulous" staff for helping to save residents
David Wynne, who owns the specialist home for people with brain injuries and young adults with physical disabilities, spoke to the North Wales Daily Post after the fire which broke out on December 16 just after 5.30pm. Six fire crews were called and all residents and staff were evacuated safely.
Mr Wynne told the paper: “I’m gutted but it could have been worse. Nobody has lost their life.
“The staff were fantastic. They are well trained and did such a great job getting people out to an outdoor activities area.”
Mr Wynne praised his workers as “absolutely fabulous”.
He added: “It (a fire) is always tragic. We have got vulnerable adults and in real terms Hafod y Green has become their home.
“But we were fortunate in one respect - it was only down to the training of the staff and their hard work and their due diligence that a fatality was prevented.
“We were evacuating people to as far away as Corwen - and our own staff were doing that. I can’t thank the staff enough.”
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