February 9, 2021
A woman was taken to Murgon Hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire in a house in Murgon on Monday night.
Two fire crews were called to the home in Pearen Street at 7:55pm.
When they arrived, they found the house filled with smoke but the fire had already been extinguished.
They ventilated the building to clear the smoke and remained on scene until 8:20pm.
Paramedics assisted the woman before transporting her to Murgon Hospital in a stable condition.
She was the sole occupant of the building at the time.
Everyone.
Please install a fire blanket and a fire extinguisher of manageable size in a location in your kitchen that is close enough grab in an emergency, but not too close to the possible source of a fire.
Never attempt to put water on a fire that in a pan that contains cooking oil etc.
Never attempt to pick a frying pan that alight and toss it outside.
A friend once did just that and the burning oil splashed all over his hands and lower arms leaving him with terrible scarring.
Never leave cooking on stove tops unattended, especially if their is any cooking oil in use.