Fire crews and ambulance attend kitchen blaze in Park Gate

By Richard Lemmer
Published 14th Jan 2021, 08:57 BST
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A MAN has been treated for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire in a Park Gate property last night.

Crews from Hightown and Fareham fire stations attended the blaze in Beacon Mount at 9.27pm.

The small kitchen fire was tackled using a hose reel, with firefighters at the scene for more than an hour, according to watch manager Matthew Farr.

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The firefighter said: ‘We don’t know how it started, as far as we know it was cooking related.

Crews from Fareham and Hightown fire stations attended a kitchen fire in Park Gate last night. Picture: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.Crews from Fareham and Hightown fire stations attended a kitchen fire in Park Gate last night. Picture: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Crews from Fareham and Hightown fire stations attended a kitchen fire in Park Gate last night. Picture: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

‘The cooker was damaged by the fire.’

A man – the resident of the property – was treated for smoke inhalation by an ambulance crew at the scene.

Firefighters fitted smoke alarms before leaving.

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