FIREFIGHTERS wearing breathing apparatus tackled a kitchen fire at a smoke-filled property in Latchford, Warrington, last night, believed to have been started by a faulty cooker.
At 7.30 pm two crews from Warrington and Lymm were called out to the property on Gainsborough Road, Latchford.
Firefighters used breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to tackle the flames.
The fire is believed to have been started by a faulty electrical oven. After extinguishing the fire and using a large fan to clear the smoke, the oven was removed from the property.
The resident was unharmed in the incident.
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