The workmen put their shoulders to the door and broke it open. A stream of hot air hit them and they expected to see a large fire inside. But all they saw was a small piece of burning wood. They easily put out the fire and then looked around the rest of the room They expected to see Mrs Reeser, perhaps sleeping in her armchair tall they saw were a few metal springs of an armchair, But a few burnt bones and a single carpet slipper with a left foot inside, burnt off at the ankle. The only other sign that there had been a fire was a small area of burnt floor. A newspaper lying near the armchair was not damaged at all.