Smoke alarms alert man to kitchen fire
Firefighters have highlighted the importance of having working smoke alarms after smoke alarms alerted a man to a fire in his kitchen earlier today.
Crews were called to a kitchen fire in a ground floor flat in Brentwood and on arrival found the flat heavily smoke logged.
Firefighters extinguished the fire by 8pm and believe it started accidentally when cooking on the hob ignited.
A man has been rendered homeless due to the smoke damage in his home and was given oxygen therapy at the scene by firefighters.