Firefighters deal with two kitchen fires
The first was to a first floor flat on Orchard Road, St Annes, where a cooker hob was destryed when a wooden chopping board had been left on top of the cooker and a ring accidentally switched on.
The kitchen suffered extensive smoke damage during the incident at 5pm on Saturday.
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Hide AdDuring the second incident a chip pan caught fire at a flat in Queensway court, Kiln house Lane, St Annes.
The occupant of the flat had put a towel over the burning pan and left the building. The chip pan had been forgotten and the fire left the flat smoke damaged at 1.50pm on Sunday.
A fire brigade spokesman said: “A smoke alarm is the easiest way to alert you to the danger of fire, giving you and your family precious time to escape. Don’t leave chip pans unattended.”