Date: 10.04.2019Time: 15:23Location: Old Market Court, Glastonbury

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service receieved a call reporting a strong smell of burning at the above location.

Fire control immediately mobilised one fire appliance from Glastonbury, one fire appliance from Wells, one fire appliance from Shepton Mallet and a duty officer to attend this incident.

The incident commander confirmed a fire in the kitchen of flat involving one pan on the hob. Two firefighters donned breathing apparatus and extinguished the fire using one hose reel jet and checked for hotspots with a thermal imaging camera. A positive pressure ventilation fan was used to clear the smoke from the property.

The pan was completely destroyed by fire. The kitchen suffered five percent smoke damage.

This incident was believed to be an accidental ignition.

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