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TV personality Ben Bryant was left fighting for life in hospital after a devastating chip pan fire at his home.
The 60 Minute Makeover star is understood to have lost all his belongings in the blaze which engulfed his flat in Gravesend, Kent.
The 35-year-old DIY expert spent just over a week in hospital after the blaze on Monday, October 2, the Mirror reports.
Ben was rescued after his hero neighbours spotted smoke coming from his ground-floor flat and swiftly raised the alarm with the emergency services.
Hailing their efforts, Ben’s mum, Sarah, who lives in Orpington, told Kent Online: “If they hadn't done that I wouldn't have had a son to visit this weekend.”
Doctors battled to clear the ITV star’s lungs of soot which he inhaled during the fire. He remembers putting chips on before falling asleep. He was later found lying on the floor.
Sarah, 57, added: “There was loads of it in his lungs. The investigating officer said if he had been found on the bed he wouldn't be here today. And if his neighbours hadn't rung the fire service when they did he wouldn't be here.”
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She says the flat is now uninhabitable and her son had been left “fragile and emotional”.
“Ben has lost everything he owns,” she said. “He’s very upset and worried about being homeless.
“There’s a lot to sort out. The housing department are trying to find somewhere for him to go when he is discharged.”
Three fire engines were sent to extinguish the blaze. A fire service spokesman said: “Crews wearing breathing apparatus rescued one person from the property and used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames, which were out by 7.19pm.
“The person was passed
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