A HAMPSHIRE man has been treated for burns after a propane cylinder fire broke out in a flat in Church Crookham, near Fleet.
Fire crews from Rushmoor and Hartley Wintney were called to the property on Wickham Place at 12.46pm on Thursday, December 1, where smoke was issuing from the first floor bedroom.
The cylinder had been removed from the building prior to the crews’ arrival and was allowed to vent off safely.
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Two people were treated for smoke inhalation by firefighters including one who also suffered burns from the fire.
The man was then passed into the care of paramedics.
The bedroom fire was extinguished by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus using hose reels and jets.
Ventilation fans were used to clear smoke from the flat which had also suffered significant fire damage.
Firefighters visited neighbouring addresses to reassure local residents by offering and conducting Safe and Well home fire safety visits, returning to station following the stop message shortly after 2pm.
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