Oxygen therapy for dog after kitchen fire
Published 16 Dec 2009 11:25
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A DOG was rescued and given oxygen therapy after a kitchen fire which was caused by an unattended pan left on the cooker.
Fire crews from Bucks Fire and Rescue rushed to a property in Eastfield Road, Burnham, on Tuesday at 12.15pm, after the owner returned home to find a fire in the kitchen.
Station Manager Keith Williams, who was at the incident, said: "Crews arrived to find a well-developed fire in the kitchen which had started after a pan was left on the cooker. The fire had spread to the next room.
"The crews worked extremely hard to stop the fire spreading further within the house, confining fire damage to the ground floor only."
One woman was treated by South Central Ambulance Service for the effects of breathing in smoke and firefighters rescued a dog and gave it oxygen therapy.
The two-storey house suffered 50 per cent damage by fire to the ground floor and smoke damage throughout the rest of the house.
Firefighters used one hose reel, two sets of breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera to make sure the fire was out, and ventilated the house using a large fan.
Terry Ridgley, head of the community safety team, said: "Most house fires start in the kitchen. It only takes a moment's distraction while cooking for something like this to happen. I would particularly like to remind people to check that they have turned the oven, cooker or hob off when they have finished cooking."
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