Kitchen safety reminder after man injured in house fire

We are reminding people of key kitchen safety tips after a man was injured in a house fire in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

We were called at 6.25pm yesterday (Monday 9 November) to a home off Enderley Street following reports of a fire.

Three appliances attended the scene.

A man was rescued from the house and given oxygen therapy by fire crews before being taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

The fire was extinguished using two hose reel jets.

Station Manager Mike Loader attended the scene. He said: “We deemed the cause of this fire to be accidental, by a hot water bottle catching fire on a hob.

“We are reminding people to always make sure the cooker is free of clutter before turning it on and always remember to ‘look when you cook’.”

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