Firefighters break into flat and wake up resident after fire alarm worries neighbours
FIREFIGHTERS had to break into a house and wake up the resident after their fire alarm worried the neighbours.
Yesterday morning crews from Abingdon Station raced to a first floor flat after 999 calls of a fire alarm sounding.
When they arrived a neighbour said they had been woken up by the alarm sounding next door.
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They broke into the house, woke the resident up and turned off the oven and ventilator with a fan.
Taking to Facebook, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue said: "Having working smoke alarms will save lives.
"As you can see the cause was burnt food, please take care when cooking and never leave it unattended."
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