Central York Fire Services was called to a house in Newmarket after a fire broke out in a kitchen last night.
Firefighters responded to the fire in a home on Hamilton Drive on Aug. 15 at about 9:15 p.m. The occupants had safely fled the house before the fire department arrived.
“The first arriving crew reported smoke showing from the front of the house and proceeded to conduct a search of all levels of the house and reported that all patrons were evacuated, then extinguished a fire in the kitchen,” said a Central York Fire Services incident report. “With the fire out, crews ventilated the home.”
Hamilton Drive was closed during the fire operation and has since been reopened.
Fire services deployed six firetrucks to the scene, several firefighters, and one chief officer. They worked in collaboration with York Regional Police, York Paramedic Services and utility companies.
Fire services state cooking is the Number 1 cause of fires in Ontario, causing a third of fire-related injuries. In the event of an emergency, working smoke alarms and a home escape plan can save lives. Residential fires burn quickly and normal escape routes can be compromised in an emergency.
