Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Whiterock Road, Wadebridge at 28/01/2017 11:15

On receipt of this call appliances from Wadebridge and Bodmin were mobilised, on arrival at the scene crews found there to be a fire in the kitchen of a two storey terraced house, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the premises and extinguished the fire using a high power hosereel jet and a CO2 extinguisher. An ambulance was requested to treat one occupant for the effects of smoke inhalation.

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 found from the link below to help keep your kitchen safe.

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