Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

West End, Redruth at 25/04/2018 13:15

Cornwall Fire and Rescue service received a call from a member of the public reporting a fire at a property in West End, Redruth. Two pumps from Tolvaddon, one pump from Truro Community Fire Station’s along with a whole time officer were immediately mobilised by Fire Control.

On arrival the officer in charge confirmed a fire within the kitchen area of the property. Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus, one dry powder extinguisher and a thermal imaging camera.

The fire involved a domestic cooker and was determined as accidental and confined.

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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