Firefighters battle kitchen blaze in Kegworth as 3 engines attend …

Firefighters battled a blaze in a Kegworth^[1] home on Thursday (August 10) afternoon. Three fire engines attended the scene on Heafield Drive.

The report was received by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service^[2] at 1.50pm. The resident reported a fire in the kitchen.

One fire engine from Castle Donington and two from Loughborough attended the scene. According to the fire service, there was a "severe fire, heat and smoke to cooker hood, slight smoke to kitchen".

The fire was dealt with safely by 3pm.

In a statement, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Incident Commander confirmed fire in cooker hood, 2 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using 1 water hose reel extinguished the fire. Crews removing wall cupboards to check for fire spread. Electric supply to cooker hood isolated."

References

1. ^{^} Kegworth (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
2. ^{^} Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
3. ^{^} Wilko collapses into administration and puts 12,000 jobs at risk (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)