Neighbour alerts man to chip pan blaze

A chip pan left unattended led to a house fire.

Fire crews from Dewsbury were called to a property on Moor End Lane, Dewsbury, at around 8.30pm on Monday.

John Iveson, crew commander at Dewsbury Fire Station, said the homeowner had left the pan unattended and fell asleep.

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He said the man was woken up by a neighbour who saw the fire and both men were outside when firefighters arrived.

Mr Iveson said: “There were no smoke alarms in the property and, had it not been for the neighbour alerting the man to the fire, this situation could have been a lot worse.

“It just shows the importance of having working smoke alarms in homes.”

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