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Smell of Burning In Hospital

Liskeard Hospital, Clemo Road at 25/01/2017 17:55


Crews from Liskeard were called to the Hospital to a smell of burning, on arrival crews investigated the smell and found some burnt food in a microwave, crews removed the microwave.

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%).

Follow these simple tips on the link below to help keep your kitchen safe.

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Date Posted: 26/01/2017


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