Incident
Property fire
Date
10.20am - 02 March 2023
Last updated
5.08pm - 02 March 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Exmouth
Attending station
Exmouth
Fire Control received a call from the occupier of a property to say there was a fire in their property. All persons were told to evacuate the premises.
2 Fire engines attended and confirmed there was a small fire involving the oven in the kitchen of the property.
Crews used 2 breathing apparatus wearers and a positive pressure ventilation fan was used to clear the room of smoke.
The fire caused approx 5% damage to the oven and approx 10% smoke damage to the kitchen.
The cause was accidental and duty of care was left with the occupiers.