Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Church Street, Falmouth at 16/03/2016 21:11

Two appliances with 12 firefighters from Falmouth Community Fire Station responded to this incident.
On arrival it was discovered that the fire was already out. The scene was inspected by firefighters who used a thermal imaging camera, and was deemed to be accidental and confined.
This is all the information we have on this incident.

Cooking related fires account for the biggest proportion of accidental dwelling fires in Cornwall.

Cooking related fires can be very dangerous and over the past three years there have been two deaths and six serious injuries due to this type of incident. Nearly all of these fires occurred in the kitchen and the majority are related to the oven (60%) and then the grill/ toaster (15%).

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