The number’s up for 999. And 911. And 000. And 111

When the world's on fire, what number do you call?

Opinion It all began on 10th November 1935, when five women burned to death in a house fire in central London. A neighbor had tried to call the fire brigade on his home telephone, but had to wait in a queue for his local exchange. By the time he got through to the operator, it was too late....