Chip pan blaze leaves householder in need of first aid

Firefighters helped a householder recover from the affects of smoke inhalation after a chip pan caught fire in a kitchen.
The chip pan fire happened in the kitchen of a bungalow in Salem Street, Jarrow. Image copyright Google Maps.The chip pan fire happened in the kitchen of a bungalow in Salem Street, Jarrow. Image copyright Google Maps.
The chip pan fire happened in the kitchen of a bungalow in Salem Street, Jarrow. Image copyright Google Maps.

Two crews of firefighters from South Shields and a team from Hebburn Fire Station were sent to deal with the blaze in a bungalow in Salem Street in Jarrow.

When they arrived, they found the occupier had already put out the fire using damp tea towels and got themselves out of the house.

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They gave the householder oxygen after they had breathed in smoke fumes, but the person did not need hospital treatment.

The officers used a fan to clear the bungalow of smoke.

The incident happened at 2.20pm yesterday, with the firefighters on the scene until 3.30pm.