Time Incident Posted: 21:20
Incident Date: 22/08/2017
Incident Location: Incident Location: Lancaster Street, Leicester
Incident Number: 12605
Incident Type: Kitchen Fire
Initial Emergency Call Received: 21:00
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: One appliance from Central Station and one from Eastern Station
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Watch Manager
Time Incident Closed: Stop message received at 21:13
Damage: 50% fire and 80% smoke damage to kitchen
Believed Cause: Accidental- unattended cooking
Initial Information: The initial emergency call call came from the occupant of the property stating that there was a fire in their kitchen. The smoke alarms were sounding and everyone was getting out of the house.
Crews confirmed that this was unattended oil in a pan that was involved in the kitchen, the fire was out upon arrival of the Fire Service. Crews used a thermal image camera to check for any hot spots and the gas to the property was isolated.
Updated Incident Information:
Public Statement Issued: #SmokeAlarmsSaveLives
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