A Harrogate home was severely damaged when an unattended chip pan caught fire last night.
Firefighters used a door breaker tool to get into the home, which is in the Coppice area, at about 6.20pm.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident log does not say whether anyone was hurt.
Harrogate and Knaresborough firefighters responded to the call. The incident log says:
“This was a fire to a chip pan that had been left unattended.
“This caused 70% smoke damage throughout the property.
“Crews used a door breaker to enter the property and extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and a 45mm hose.”
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