Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Arwenack Street, Falmouth at 28/05/2017 23:31

Our Falmouth crew were alerted by a neighbour who heard a fire alarm sounding and was concerned for the occupants welfare. On arrival crews found a pan of food left unattended on the cooker, the room full of smoke and the occupant asleep. Crews quickly extinguished the fire using two sets of breathing apparatus and a hosereel and ventilated the property using a positive pressure fan. Thankfully the occupant is safe and well but without a working smoke detector it may have been a different outcome.
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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