Kitchen Fire 8320 Burnett Drive

5-8-2008

Contact Battalion Chief Tom Kempton 317-7233

A kitchen fire caused by flaming grease on a stove caused $50,000 damage and sent a teenage to a local hospital with a burn to his hand.   A neighbor called 911 reporting smoke coming fom 8310 Burnett Drive off of Arctic Blvd at 2:40 Pm this afternoon.  First arriving units of the Anchorae Fire Department reported heavy smoke from the upstairs of this split level home.   Engine 12 from the Dimond area fire station was first on location in 6 minutes and was joined by seven additional units.  The fire was knocked down and called under control in 10 minutes.

A teenager was reportedly cooking food in oil on the stove and it caught  fire and spread to cabinents and the kitchen.  Damage was esitimated at $50,000 with the kitchen receiving the majority of the damage but the bedrooms and living space on the second level received havy smoke and heat damage in the fire.  Firefighters were able to knock the fire down before it spread into the attic or out of the kitchen area.

The teenage was transported to a local emergency room with a minor burn to one hand. 

The home will not be habitable until slavage work can be done and electrical and other utiliites are restored.  The family did not request Red Cross assistance. 

Kitchen fires and fires involving grease fires on a stove are unfortunatly a very common occurance in Anchorage. If a fire starts in a pan on the stove, turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid to smother the flames and if safe to do so remove the pan from the heat.  Do not attempt to carry the pan out of the dwelling, serious burns from flaming grease can result. Evacute the area and call 911 and let firefighters extinguish the flames.