Man rescued from chip pan blaze

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service attended an incident involving a chip pan in the early hours of Saturday morning (25 October), resulting in the rescue of a man from his flat.

Three pumping appliances, one from Calne and two from Chippenham, were mobilised to Chaveywell Court in Calne at 4.27am. On arrival, the crews discovered a fire in a first floor flat with the occupier still inside the premises. The man, who was suffering from smoke inhalation, was rescued by firefighters before being transferred to the care of ambulance staff and taken to hospital.

Firefighters extinguished the chip pan fire using one hosereel jet and four breathing apparatus wearers. Crews returned later in the day to carry out a ‘hot strike’, which involves firefighters raising awareness of home fire safety issues with residents living in the vicinity of the incident.

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service may be able to offer you a free home safety check and free smoke detector fitting. For more information please ring 0800 389 7849 or visit our website www.wiltsfire.gov.uk

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