On Sunday morning the London Fire Brigade was called to the Museum of Miniature Found Objects. Raoul Théière (Curator of Body Parts) noticed smoke in the vicinity of the Palm Court Tea Rooms, when directing a tour party to the Sturm und Drang Galleries. Unfortunately fire had broken out in the nearby Smoking Cubicle.* Théière, thinking on his feet, snatched an assortment of miniature legs from the collection (mainly Bakelite and cork) and, quickly constructing a crude frame to which he attached these additional legs, was able to stamp on the flames with not just his own feet, but with a multitude of limbs, and thus prevent the fire from spreading further. The LFB commended him on his quick thinking. Above is a reconstruction of the dramatic event.
*Please note, smoking is currently banned in the Smoking Cubicle.
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