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9th July 1980: Alone inside 11 Coronation Street, Elsie Tanner falls asleep without putting out her cigarette. When neighbour Hilda Ogden visits to borrow a cup of sugar, she finds the living room filled with smoke and the sofa ablaze. While Hilda drags Elsie to safety, Stan Ogden and Ken Barlow tackle the fire, successfully putting it out before the fire bridgade arrives. The incident while some of the residents are celebrating Emily Bishop and Arnold Swain's engagement in No.3. When Elsie refuses to go to hospital to have her chesty cough checked over, Emily lets her stay at No.3, while unlikely hero Hilda enjoys exaggerating the truth when recounting the events.
 * For more information see Episode 2011 (9th July 1980).