Thursday
20 November
00.02
Hosey Walk, Withywood
A small fire which
started in a deep fat fryer could have caused major damage to the
kitchen of a Withywood home after the male occupant fell asleep
while the appliance was cooking.
With no smoke
detector in the property, it was fortunate that the man’s mother
was awake in an upstairs bedroom and she was able to raise the
alarm before the fire spread further.
Two firefighters
wearing Breathing Apparatus extinguished the fire using a high
pressure hose reel and a CO2 extinguisher. The fire caused damage
to the cooker and surrounding areas and the Positive Pressure
Ventilation Fan was brought in to disperse heavy smoke which had
built up in the property.
Following the
fire, crews gave fire safety advice to the occupants and fitted
smoke detectors.
Fires in the
kitchen account for almost 70 percent of all house fires in the
Avon area – you can find out more about staying safe in the
kitchen in the ‘Your Safety’ area.