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Obesity Fire Rescue Costs

Fire and Rescue services in the UK are called out to assist severely obese people more than ten times a week, with each incident costing up to several thousand pounds.

Fire and Rescue services in the UK are called out to assist severely obese people more than ten times a week. Each incident can cost up to several thousand pounds. Adrian Goldberg hears the stories behind the rescues and the calls by fire officers for special training and equipment to deal with the problem.

1 hour

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  • Sun 11 Nov 201221:00

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