Over the weekend, fire crews attended three separate cooking related incidents across South Yorkshire.
The first incident was reported in Thorne at 19:26 on Friday. Crews from Thorne attended King Street and were greeted by a smoke logged premises. The occupier had left food cooking in the microwave unattended which had consequently burnt. The property was ventilated and there were no injuries.
The second incident was reported in Sheffield at 20:11 on Friday. Firefighters from Parkway and Central attended Uttley Close and found an electric cooker had been left unattended. The property was ventilated to clear the smoke logging and there were no injuries.
The final incident was reported in Sheffield at 04:43 on Saturday. Crews from Central and Rivelin attended Castle Street where an electric cooker had been left on. The property was ventilated to clear the smoke logging and there were no injuries.
People are reminded of the dangers of leaving cookers on unattended. Further safety information can be found on our website here.
A man has died following a fire at a block of flats in Sheffield.
Five fire engines and a turntable ladder attended the incident on Martin Street shortly after 6.30pm on Friday after neighbours raised the alarm.
Several teams of firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the block flats, with the fire confined to one flat on the fifth floor.
The occupant, a man in his 70s, was sadly found to have died. No one else is thought to have lived at the property.
There was some smoke logging to the rest of the fifth floor and a small number of people were evacuated as a precaution.
Crews from Central, Rivelin, Parkway, Birley and Elm Lane fire stations attended the incident.
A multi-agency investigation into the cause of the fire will take place to determine the cause of the fire.
Fire crews from Parkway station were called at 11:50am on Wednesday to reports of two terrier dogs stuck down a rabbit hole.
When the crews arrived at Stone Lane in Sheffield they were met by the owner of the dogs, who had been out walking them at the time. Firefighters were able to release one of the dogs straight away, however the other was further inside the hole.
Firefighters were able to dig down and managed to find the dog which was then reunited with its owner. Both dogs were safe and well, but did go to the vets as a precaution.
Four fire crews from Aston, Maltby, Rotherham and Birley Moor stations were called to a sem-detached house on fire during the early hours of Saturday morning on Eastern Close in Dinnington, Rotherham.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus searched the property for occupants but no-one was inside.
Crews used main jets to tackle the fire.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
Firefighters were called to a garden fire which had been left unattended and had spread to bins and the outside of the house on Friday night.
The occupiers had been burning rubbish in a brazier earlier in the day and as the fire had died down had assumed it was safe to leave it. A few hours later a passer by noticed the fire which had now spread and rang 999.
A fire engine from Cudworth station attended the incident on Tuxford Crescent in Cundy Cross, Barnsley at 11:20pm.
The fire crew used a hose reel to put the fire out. Luckily no one was hurt during the incident.
There was miner damage to the outside of the property and a gas pipe have been affected.
Firefighters are urging residents not to leave rubbish burning unattended until the fire is completely out.
Firefighters were called to two cooking related fires overnight.
At 2:30am on Friday morning four fire crews attended a ground floor flat on Club Garden Road in Sheffield. A pan had been left on the cooker and there was a lot of smoke in the property. A woman (50’s) was lead to safety.
Just a few moment later three fire engines were called to a bungalow on Memoir Grove in the New Rossington area of Doncaster where a chip pan was on fire and had spread to the kitchen. When crews arrived an elderly man was already outside. The man was taken by ambulance to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
Firefighters are asking residents to take care while cooking and to follow a few simple tips:
- Don’t leave cooking unattended and never use chip pans or pans filled with hot oil
- Oven gloves, tea towels, cardboard and electric leads are kept well away from the hob
- Ovens and grill pans should be free from grease and crubs, as these can easily catch fire
A man has been rescued by firefighters following a fire at his flat on Scraith Wood Drive in Sheffield.
Fire crews from Elm Lane, Rivelin and Central stations were called to the ground floor flat at 8am on Wednesday morning.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the flat and rescued the man who was then taken to hospital by ambulance.
The fire crews used hose reels to extinguish the fire.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
Fire crews from Dearne and Edlington stations were called to a bin fire on Arnold Crescent in Mexborough at 7:30pm on Monday evening.
On arrival firefighters found the fire had spread to a semi-detached house. No one was inside at the time however firefighters did safely rescue a dog from the property.
Fire crews used hose reels to put the fire out, before leaving the incident at 8:35 pm.
An investigation into the cause of the fire will now take place.
A barn and machinery have been destroyed by fire at a small holdings on Low Matlock Lane in Sheffield at 6am on Friday morning.
Four fire engines from Rivelin, Central and Elm Lane stations attended the incident. The barn was well alight when the crews arrived.
Firefighters used hose reels to tackle the blaze.
An investigation into the cause of the fire will now take place.
Firefighters from Adwick and Doncaster stations were called to a property on Latin Gardens in Scawsby, Doncaster at 10:15pm on Tuesday night.
Crews entered the property and found smoke inside due to burnt food in the microwave. An elderly man suffered smoke inhalation.
The second house fire was on Ribble Way in Sheffield with Elm Lane and Rivelin stations attending at 5:50am on Wednesday morning.
A waste paper bin was on fire in the house which is believed to have been caused by smoking materials. All occupants were already safely outside when crews arrived.
Cigarettes and smoking material are a major cause in house fires, firefighters are urging residents to follow a few simple tips to help them keep safe in their home:
- If you smoke, don’t light up if you need to lie down. You could easily fall asleep, setting the bed or couch on fire.
- Make sure cigarettes are properly out before being disposed of.
- Keep matches and lighters away from children.
