Radio 4 in Four - Why do we say people are 'getting on like a house on fire'? - ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds

Radio 4 in Four - Why do we say people are 'getting on like a house on fire'? - ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds
Why do we say people are 'getting on like a house on fire'?
Michael Rosen and linguist Esther Asprey find out where the phrase started.