FOOD LEFT ON THE STOVE

CAUSE OF ELYRIA KITCHEN FIRE

Elyria – Food left on the stove was the cause of an afternoon kitchen fire on Colgate Ave in Elyria Friday. The fire could have been much worse had it not been for an alert UPS driver who spotted the smoke coming from the home and dialed 9-1-1 to report the fire.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and retrieved the family’s dog from the smoke filled home. The homeowner said that his daughter had started making Ramin Noodles on the electric stove in the kitchen – her mother was in the driveway getting ready to drive to the store. The daughter, with the food still cooking, ran to the car and went with her mother – when they returned they found Firefighters surrounding their home.

Fire officials said that the fire was contained to the kitchen area where Firefighters had to pull down sections of the ceiling.

The homeowner said that they were in the process of having the home appraised for possible refinancing – this will put those plans on hold they said.


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