Man treated after kitchen blaze
Published:
8:26 PM December 16, 2009
Updated:
8:24 PM October 11, 2020
A MAN suffered the affects of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his home this evening.
A MAN suffered the affects of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his home this evening.
The blaze broke out in the kitchen of a home in Bronte Close, Braintree at around 8.50pm.
Essex Fire and Rescue Service received an emergency call, sending two crews from Braintree and another from Coggeshall to tackle the flames.
A 54-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics.
Firefighters wearing breathing equipment used a hose reel and one main jet to extinguish the fire in the kitchen of the end-terraced property.
The blaze was under control by about 7.20pm when crews began ventilating the property.