Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Truro Road, St. Austell at 16/09/2005 22:27

Both appliances from St. Austell were mobilised to this incident. On arrival crews found that the fire was in the kitchen of a ground floor flat, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hosereels to extinguish the fire. Crews then proceeded to ventilate the property using the positive pressure fan and check neighbouring properties for smoke logging.

KITCHEN FIRE SAFETY ADVICE
The most important point about cooking is to avoid being distracted. Most kitchen fires occur when people leave things unattended.
If you're called away from the cooker - by the phone, say, or by someone at the door - take pans off the heat. It's the easiest thing in the world to forget about them.
Don't let yourself be distracted while cooking.
Don't cook if you're affected by alcohol or prescription drugs.
Turn saucepan handles so they don't stick out (and aren't over another ring).
Keep the oven door shut.
Don't put oven gloves or tea towels down on the cooker after you've used them.
Always clean the grill pan after using it.