Fire involving grill pan on cooker in Denton

Date published: 10 August 2010

On Monday 9 August 2010 at 6.30pm Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a fire involving a house on Edward Street in the Denton area of Manchester.

Two Fire Crews, from Ashton and Hyde Fire Station's, went to a an incident at a terraced house and on their arrival found a fire involving a grill pan on the cooker in the kitchen which had been left unattended.

Firefighters tackled the fire whilst wearing Breathing Apparatus and a Positive Pressure Fan to extract the smoke. 

Community Fire Safety Advice
Never leave cooking unattended- even to answer the 'phone or the door - serious fires can start when your distracted, even for a few seconds.
When cooking fried food, dry it before you put it in the hot oil. If the oil starts to smoke, turn off the heat and leave the pan to cool. Never fill the pan more than one-third full of oil. Never throw water over the pan.

Smoke Alarms…Your First Line of Defence

Your first line of defence should be a smoke alarm. If there is a fire, a smoke alarm will immediately warn you, giving you and everyone in your home time to escape to safety.
Fit smoke alarms on the ceiling on each floor level in your home - the best places are top of the staircase, stair landing and between living and sleeping areas (do not fit them in the kitchen).

Do NOT REMOVE THE BATTERIES - if your smoke alarm keeps going off it might be too close to the kitchen.