Dave Cooper stands in the living room where he was sleeping, minutes before the house was destroyed by fire. The burnt springs of his mattress are a sobering reminder to Rangitīkei man Dave Cooper of what could have been. “My face was fully black [from the smoke].”WARWICK SMITH/Stuff Dave Cooper among what remains of the Rātana home. A mattress in the living room, as well as a bed in Cooper’s bedroom have been burnt, leaving only springs. WARWICK SMITH/Stuff Jordan Rayner, left, and Dave Cooper were in good spirits considering what they had been through.

Source: Stuff July 05, 2021 06:11 UTC