Firefighters tackle kitchen fire on Carlton Street, Widnes
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a kitchen fire in Widnes.
Crews wearing breathing apparatus put out the blaze in a house on Carlton Street at 6.15pm last night.
A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “The fire was caused by a plastic tub that had been left on the cooker.”
A large fan was used to clear the smoke.
Firefighters were at the incident for around an hour.
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