Be Warm, Be Safe reminder after crews called to caravan

We are reminding people to be warm, be safe, after the use of wet logs caused an incident inside a caravan in Stoke-on-Trent.

Crews were called at 5.10pm on Friday (20 March) to Kendrick Street, Longton, following reports of a large amount of smoke coming from a caravan.

Two appliances attended the scene and found the smoke had been caused by wet logs being placed onto a fire.

Nobody was reported injured.

Crews fitted smoke alarms before leaving the scene at 5.50pm.

Follow our top tips to make sure you are staying warm safely and not putting your safety, or that of others, at risk.

• Visit our online fire safety tool to check how safe you are from fire
• Get chimneys swept and use a fireguard
• Keep heaters a safe distance away from other items and materials
• Store fuel, such as logs, away from the heat source
• Keep a safe distance from heaters and open fires
• Ensure you have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
• Electric heaters should be plugged into a wall socket – do not use extension leads as they can easily be overloaded and cause a fire.

For more home fire safety tips, visit our website here.