Letter to the editor: Why does it seem to be taking firefighters so long to put out that steaming, smoking mess of a fire at Crittall’s Corner?

My journey to work was once again turned into a nightmare on Wednesday, thanks to a fire crew who seemed more intent on drinking tea and joking than actually doing anything to extinguish the blaze.

The massive long firehose across the road caused chaos for commuters.

They have to be careful.

If they spend too long at the scene they may see themselves slip down the pool league.

ROGER BARRETT, address Supplied