Firefighters tackle kitchen fire in Glen Maye

Sat, 15 Jul 2023

Fire crews responded to a kitchen fire in Glen Maye on Friday night.

The incident was reported at 9:45pm in Glen Rushen Road.

Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building, extinguished the fire and removed a chip pan to outside. A thermal imaging camera was used to check for hot spots and a positive pressure fan was used to ventilate the property.

The male occupant had been alerted to the fire by working smoke alarms and was treated by paramedics on scene for smoke inhalation.

Crews remained in attendance for approximately 60 minutes to ensure that the property had been made safe and ventilated.

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