Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

St Mawgan at 23/08/2017 21:08

Two appliances from St Columb and one from Newquay responded to this incident. On arrival a oven was found to be alight inside a commercial kitchen. Firefighters used two breathing apparatus sets and one hose reel to extinguish the fire. The cause of this incident has been classed as accidental.

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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