It was bad enough for the Christie family when their kitchen was wrecked by fire.
But now a family pet seems determined not to let them get over the trauma.
Charlie, their chattering cockatoo, w ...
It was bad enough for the Christie family when their kitchen was wrecked by fire.
But now a family pet seems determined not to let them get over the trauma.
Charlie, their chattering cockatoo, was so taken by the ear-splitting shriek of their smoke alarm that he has added its sound to his repertoire, threatening to deny the Kettering family a return to a peaceful existence.
Even the restoration technicians from Rainbow International, brought in to clean up the damaged house, have been running out of patience.
Jason Gillingham of Rainbow International said: "During the whole time the firefighters were there and throughout our clean-up operation Charlie has been practising his skills at being a fire alarm.
"Unfortunately, he's got it down to a fine art now so it looks like we will have to start equipping our technicians with ear plugs otherwise they really will be as sick as a parrot."
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