Former firefighter and wife make love and fire. More than passion was burning in Apartment 122. Miami couple crawls to safety.
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As a former firefighter Larry Lowell knew exactly what started the fire in his bedroom and he wasn’t the least bit shy about telling investigators or anyone else who would listen. The fire began as the 63-year-old Lowell and his wife were about to make love. She dropped a lighter catching the bed on fire.
A Miami Fire Rescue spokesman described it politely and with a noticeable chuckle as a couple “spending some quality time with each other”. Joli Lowell wasn’t so politically correct. She told a reporter, “We were getting ready to do the nasty, so that’s why we didn’t have clothes on”.
Larry Lowell was able to grab his wife’s hand and lead her to safety. She uses a walker and wheel chair to get around. Neighbors were able to help them cover up.
The Lowell’s apartment was destroyed and four others damaged. Lowell is a retired military firefighter. Members of IAFF Local 587 brought the couple clothes and gift cards. Both Lowell’s suffer from various ailments.
“My wife and I were lying in bed, and I think she dozed off and I think she dropped a lighter,” Lowell said. “Everything went up and it moved fast. The mattress must be made of petroleum base. It was all black smoke. I grabbed my wife’s hand and we went to floor and we headed out.”
Reporter: “You crawled out? She tried to put it out with several things?”
“We tried,” Lowell said.
Reporter: “What did you use?”
“Water, she tried mashed potatoes,” Lowell said.
