Hucknall house fire caused by unattended cooking

Crews were called to a house fire in Hucknall after residents failed to keep an eye no their cooking.
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Firefighters from the Hucknall and Stockhill stations were called to the blaze, on Auckland Road, just before midnight last night, October 7.

A Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “It was a fire which involved cooking which was left unattended.

“All persons were accounted for.”

A positive pressure ventilation fan and thermal image camera were used in the fire.

It was put out within half an hour.