Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Acacia Road, Falmouth at 29/04/2017 17:04

Crews from Falmouth attended a kitchen fire after a member of the public made contact with Cornwall Fire Service. All persons were accounted for at scene. 2x Breathing Apparatus at Stage 1, 1x Hose Reel Jet, 1x Covering Jet and 1x Safety Jet were used to extinguish the fire.

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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