Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Elliott Close, Saltash at 04/04/2017 17:49

Two appliances from Saltash Fire Station attended a kitchen fire in a two storey semi detache house. The crews used two breathing apparatus, one thermal image camera, one hosereel jet and a CO2 extinguisher to put out the fire. They then used positive pressure ventilation fans to clear the smoke from the property.
There are no further details for this incident.

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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