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Halifax dwelling chip pan fire extinguished by building sprinkler system

Name: Halifax dwelling chip pan fire extinguished by building sprinkler system
Start: 2026-01-14T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-14T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Halifax

January 14

Image credit BAFSA chip pan demonstration

West Yorkshire Fire Rescue Service reported a kitchen fire occurring within a residential flat on the 13th floor of a 16-storey residential block.
The fire was successfully extinguished following the activation of the retrofitted sprinkler system.
Firefighters evacuated the 13th floor due to smoke logging; a high-pressure fan was used to ventilate the area allowing the smoke to be dispersed.
One person with smoke inhalation was taken by Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

This incident once again, debunks the myth, residential sprinklers as an extinguishing media should not be used on chip pan fires

In England cooking fires are the most common type of accidental fire reported for the period 2013/2014 to 2022/2023 with over 1100 fires.
We still see reports from the Fire Rescue Service (FRS) that where the occupant is present at the time of a chip pan fire, they have tried to extinguish the fire themselves by placing the oil pan under the tap in the kitchen sink or throw water on the pan causing the oil to explode causing serious injury allowing further fire to spread.

Sprinkler Saves UK have reported multiple incidents involving chip pan fires on each occasion the fire was extinguished, contained, or controlled.

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Date:: January 14
Event Category:: Residential

Venue

: Halifax