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Michael Palin rescued by elderly neighbour after accidentally setting house on fire

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Monty Python star Michael Palin was pulled to safety by his 86-year-old neighbour after the star accidentally started a house fire.

The British actor, 76, was relaxing following open-heart surgery in September, when he unwittingly set his kitchen ablaze after a piece of kitchen paper caught fire on the gas stove.

Writing in Idler Magazine, the TV personality said he initially tried to smother the flames with a hand towel but this only made things worse.

He said: “As flames licked up towards the ceiling, I dialled the emergency services – but the moment we connected, the smoke alarm went off and I couldn’t hear a word they were saying. “Just caught something about washing my hands which made me realise that, without my glasses on, I’d rung

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