Oh my, what a scare!! Glad you're safe though.

You know, Phred is right, do get a fire extinguiser and a smoke alarm!! That would have woken you up long before it got so bad.

Some years ago, a guy (a drunk) had borrowed his mom's flat across the road, while she was on vacation, and before I went to bed, I saw smoke coming out of one window there, then I heard the firebrigade coming, but it was too late. The guy had a wonderful German Shepard dog, but obviously, the dog didn't manage to wake him, or escape. They came out with the dog and the guy in body bags.

Hope you'll be OK, and Jynelle too!