Firefighters called to kitchen fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a kitchen fire this morning after neighbours noticed smoke coming from the back of the home.
When crews arrived at the scene on Howard Avenue, Dovercourt, the downstairs of the property was filled with smoke and a small fire was burning in the kitchen believed to be caused by a fault within an extractor fan.
Two crews from Dovercourt were dispatched to the incident and the fire was extinguished by 9.42am.
The property was cleared of smoke using a positive pressure ventilation fan.
The kitchen has suffered from minor fire damage while the rest of the ground floor has been affected by smoke damage.
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