The buildings are made from a sandy beige stone, doorways are partially blocked with sandbags, windows are ragged blackened holes. |
During the day, Team Cobra dug foxholes, strung wire, and filled sandbags, because site defense is never complete. |
Firefighting equipment had to be imported, as did light civilian respirators and even sandbags. |
As it gets dark, behind the windows partly blocked by sandbags, they light a paraffin lamp. |
Buy sandbags or floorboards to block doors and airbricks and remember to ensure there is adequate ventilation. |
There were no steel shutters, no sandbags, never mind tank traps or revetments. |