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Fire crews called to oil pan fire in St Matthews

Posted on - 29th December, 2017 - 4:58pm | Author - | Posted in - Deepdale, Preston News, St Matthews
Crews were called to Bootle Street Pic: Google
Crews were called to Bootle Street Pic: Google

Fire crews were out in the St Matthews area during Friday afternoon.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service sent a team of firefighters to a house in Bootle Street, off Ribbleton Lane.

The fire, at around 4pm on Friday (29 December), saw a pan of oil on the cooker hood overheat and ignite.

A spokesman for the fire service said: “The fire was already extinguished when the fire crews arrived and they used a portable fan unit to extract the smoke.”

No one was hurt in the fire.

Read more: New homes approved on former Preston mill site

The spokesman for the fire service said they were called to more than 500 cooker fires across Lancashire in the last year, mainly due to people becoming distracted while cooking.

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