Householder suffers burns in Barrow blaze
A man suffered burns during a fire in Barrow last night (Wednesday Nov 7).
The householder was taken to hospital with burns to his hands.
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He was also suffering from breathing in smoke during the blaze and was given oxygen by emergency services personnel at the scene.
The fire was centred on the kitchen of a semi-detached property in Harvest Rise.
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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service attended at 10pm and identified the cause as an unattended chip-pan.
A female neighbour suffered shock and was treated by paramedics from the East Midlands service.
Fire crews from Barton and East Hull tackled the blaze and were at the scene for about half-an-hour.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said this morning that they advised against chip-pans and suggested householders should invest in deep fat fryers, described as being safer.
Comments
by gordonio
Thursday, November 08 2012, 1:03PM
“Totally agree dellboy1959, these old fashioned chip pans are lethal weapons.”
by dellboy1959
Thursday, November 08 2012, 9:53AM
“I hope the housholder is OK and the damage was minimal but it beggers belief that people are STILL using these time bombs especially when ST reported the death of a father using one of these chip pans very recently.
A message to all: IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE IN YOUR HOUSHOLD,BIN IT AND GET A DEEP FAT FRYER.”