Wednesday 31 October 2007
00.08
Rodfords Mead, Hengrove
A chip pan which had caught fire after being left unattended and
a smoke alarm that wasn’t working could have proved a tragic
combination for the occupants of a house in Hengrove.
Fortunately the smell of smoke alerted the two women and a man
to the fire, but not until the blaze had already badly damaged the
kitchen. All three managed to get out of the house before the
arrival of the fire service.
Two firefighters wearing Breathing Apparatus (BA) extinguished
the fire using a high pressure hosereel and the Positive Pressure
Ventilation Fan (PPV) was brought in to disperse smoke logging in
the property.
The importance of having of working smoke detector in your home
cannot be stressed highly enough – smoke alarms will
often pick up traces of smoke before you do, giving you an
early warning of danger and precious time to get out of your home
safely.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service will fit smoke alarms for free as
part of our Home Fire Safety Visit scheme – for more information
call 0800 1693 999 or use our
online Home Fire Safety Visit booking form.