'Words cannot describe losing our home in Stourbridge wildfire'
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Loxie and Robin Williams returned to their home for the first time on Sunday Robin and Loxie Williams have lived at the four-bedroom house, on Ounty John Lane, in Stourbridge, for 26 years.
周日，洛克西和罗宾·威廉姆斯首次回到家中 罗宾·威廉姆斯 (Robin Williams) 和洛克西·威廉姆斯 (Loxie Williams) 在斯托布里奇 (Stourbridge) 约翰巷 (Ounty John Lane) 的这栋四居室房子里住了 26 年。
They had been out with friends last Thursday but when they returned home their road had been shut by firefighters.
上周四他们和朋友出去了，但当他们回到家时，道路已经被消防队员封锁了。
Now, their remaining posessions include a teacup, some paperwork and a few items of burnt clothing left from a pile of ironing in the kitchen.
现在，他们剩下的财产包括一个茶杯、一些文件和厨房里一堆熨烫后留下的几件烧焦的衣服。
Surveying the wreckage of their home, they told the BBC that on their return that Thursday evening they were forced to watch their neighbourhood going up in flames on TV.
他们在勘察房屋的废墟后告诉英国广播公司，周四晚上返回后，他们被迫在电视上看到他们的邻居着火了。
"Somebody sent us a clip, which we couldn't believe," said Loxie, 78.
“有人给我们发了一段视频，我们简直不敢相信，”78 岁的洛克西说。
"When you saw those flames coming out of the top you just couldn't believe it." Nineteen properties across five streets were fully destroyed in the fires, which broke out in Stourbridge and multiple other areas across the West Midlands, on the hottest day of the year so far. Loxie said virtually all their possessions have been lost and they understand it will take more than two years to rebuild their home.
“当你看到那些火焰从顶部冒出来时，你简直不敢相信。” 斯托布里奇和西米德兰兹郡其他多个地区发生的火灾是今年迄今为止最热的一天，5条街道上的19处房产被完全摧毁。 洛克西说，他们几乎所有的财产都丢失了，他们知道重建家园需要两年多的时间。
"I got up early that morning because we were going out and I knew it was going to be hot," she explained.
“那天早上我起得很早，因为我们要出去，我知道天气会很热，”她解释道。
"I did the ironing before I went and there's a mountain of [burnt] clothes." Crews tried hard to save the couple's home, but Loxie Williams said they had been "fighting a losing battle" Robin, aged 82, worked as a butcher in Oldbury for 68 years.
“我去之前熨烫了衣服，结果发现一堆[烧焦的]衣服。” 克鲁斯努力拯救这对夫妇的家，但洛克西·威廉姆斯表示，他们一直在“打一场失败的仗” 罗宾现年 82 岁，在奥尔德伯里当屠夫 68 年。
He retired in 2024 and said on the day of the fire they had enjoyed "a lovely day out with some friends".
他于 2024 年退休，并表示在火灾当天，他们“与一些朋友度过了愉快的一天”。
But when they returned to see the fire raging, he said: "It was so quick." While the couple are full of praise for the firefighters who tried to save their home, they recognise they were "fighting a losing battle".
但当他们回来看到大火熊熊燃烧时，他说：“速度太快了。” 虽然这对夫妇对试图拯救他们家园的消防员赞不绝口，但他们也承认自己正在“打一场失败的仗”。
In the end the crews had to give up and divert their attention to protecting neighbouring properties, Loxie said.
洛克西说，最终，工作人员不得不放弃，并将注意力转移到保护邻近的财产上。
The couple, who have been married for 59 years, returned to their house for the first time on Sunday, escorted by the fire service.
这对结婚59年的夫妇于周日在消防人员的护送下首次返回家中。
A cordon remains in place around properties in the area.
该地区房产周围仍设有警戒线。
They found their garden, which had been Robin's project, was also devastated, while neighbouring properties had been saved.
他们发现罗宾的项目花园也被毁了，而邻近的财产却被拯救了。
Trying to sum up how they both feel about the ordeal they have been through, Loxie said: "Words can't describe it." The fires destroyed 19 homes and damaged many others The wildfires in Stourbridge broke out just before 13:30 BST last Thursday.
洛克西试图总结他们对所经历的磨难的感受，她说：“言语无法形容。” 大火烧毁了 19 所房屋，并损坏了许多其他房屋 上周四英国夏令时间 13:30 前，斯托布里奇发生野火。
West Midlands Fire Service said it was alerted to a large grass fire near Stourbridge Golf Club in the Racecourse Lane area.
西米德兰兹消防局表示，他们接到警报，赛马场巷地区斯托布里奇高尔夫俱乐部附近发生了一场大火。
What we know so far about the West Midlands fires Multiple fires destroy homes and cause devastation Farmers praised as heroes for work to stop Stourbridge fire More than 100 firefighters fought to tackle the flames as they spread over more than 500 acres and destroyed and damaged homes, forcing residents to evacuate.
到目前为止我们对西米德兰兹火灾的了解 多起火灾摧毁房屋并造成破坏 农民因阻止斯托布里奇火灾而被誉为英雄 100 多名消防员奋力扑灭大火，火势蔓延超过 500 英亩，房屋被毁，居民被迫撤离。
Loxie Williams believes the home could take more than two years to rebuild The couple moved into their 1960s-built home in 2000 The Williams were both born in Birmingham and have lived in the West Midlands all their lives.
洛克西·威廉姆斯认为重建房屋可能需要两年多的时间 2000 年，这对夫妇搬进了 1960 年代建造的住宅 威廉姆斯夫妇都出生在伯明翰，一直住在西米德兰兹郡。
With nowhere else to go, they were taken to Stourbridge Town Hall afterwards and given support by volunteers.
由于无处可去，他们随后被带到斯托布里奇市政厅，并得到志愿者的支持。
Loxie said: "I couldn't believe how people gave up their time to go and care for people." She also said the firefighters had been "just so caring".
洛克西说：“我不敢相信人们如何放弃时间去照顾别人。” 她还表示，消防员“非常关心”。
Only two houses on Ounty John Lane were completely destroyed, but others had suffered some fire damage.
安蒂约翰巷 (Ounty John Lane) 上只有两栋房屋完全被毁，其他房屋也遭受了一些火灾损失。
Loxie said: "They worked extremely hard to try and put this out." Tell us which stories we should cover in Birmingham and the Black Country Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, X, external and Instagram, external.
洛克西说：“他们非常努力地试图将此事扑灭。” 告诉我们应该报道伯明翰和黑人国家的哪些故事 在 BBC Sounds、Facebook、external、X、external 和 Instagram、external 上关注 BBC 伯明翰。
'I risked life to save horses in Stourbridge fire' Farmers praised as heroes for work to stop Stourbridge fire People who fled Stourbridge fires start to return home
“我冒着生命危险在斯托布里奇火灾中拯救马匹” 农民因阻止斯托布里奇火灾而被誉为英雄 逃离斯托布里奇火灾的人们开始返回家园
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