The Most Dangerous and Disgusting Jobs In Victorian England
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The Most Dangerous and Disgusting Jobs In Victorian England

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 4, 202649 min
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Unlike the early firefighters who had to trust in a silly hat, a piece of hose and the colleague

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Fire. For centuries the greatest risk to life in the city. With space pressures and people crammed into multi-story buildings, wood, patch and open fires created a live-in tinderbox. It wasn't until the 19th century that people organised an official force to fight the with urban nightmare.

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If your idea of the fire service is brave, bold heroes or heroines surrounded by high-tech equipment, think again. In days gone by, firefighting really was a worse job. Smoke is one of the greatest dangers in a blaze.

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Today's crews have sophisticated breeding apparatus. Unlike the early firefighters who had to trust in a silly hat, a piece of hose and the colleague known as a bellows boy. Is this a bellows?

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