Recent kitchen fires leave two injured

By Standard Staff

Posted January 18, 2012

The St. Catharines fire department is asking local residents to be careful in their kitchens, after firefighters responded to two fires recently that started on stoves.

On Wednesday, a man in a Scott St. apartment was badly burned in a stovetop fire. The blaze was contained to the stove and property damage was minor, but the fire is being investigated by the St. Catharines fire prevention unit and the Ontario Fire Marshal's office.

The other kitchen fire, in which no one was hurt, happened Sunday evening on Roehampton Ave.

Fire officials are reminding people not to leave anything unattended on a stove and ensure there is nothing combustible nearby.