Neighbor with fire extinguisher helps control Oliver Springs kitchen fire

 

OLIVER SPRINGS—A neighbor with a fire extinguisher in his camper helped control a kitchen fire in Oliver Springs on Friday, authorities said.

The fire was reported at about 5:35 p.m. Friday at 506 Cedar Lane in Oliver Springs. A resident of the home had been cooking, getting ready to fry potatoes, and stepped away from the stove, said Jordan Alcorn, captain of the Oliver Springs Fire Department. When the resident returned to the kitchen, grease was on fire, and the flames had extended up into the cabinets above the stove, Alcorn said.

The neighbor got his fire extinguisher and used it until it ran out. Then he exited the home, shutting the front door on the way out, a move that helps control fires, Alcorn said.

“He made a difference,” Alcorn said of the neighbor.

The Oliver Springs Fire Department arrived in four minutes, deployed firefighters inside the home, and put out a small fire in the cabinets, Alcorn said.

There were no injuries.

There was minimal water damage to the home, but smoke damage throughout the house, Alcorn said.

He said an insurance company would evaluate the structure, and a cleanup crew would be called in.

Eleven firefighters and three fire engines responded, including members of the Blair Volunteer Fire Department.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

 

 

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