Firefighters tackle kitchen fire in Leighton Buzzard flat

Crews stopped a kitchen fire from spreading during the early hours of Saturday morning (July 18) in Leighton Buzzard.

Firefighters were called to a third floor flat in Saint George's Close at 1.35am.

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The cause of the fire was accidental.

A Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman, said: "Firefighters used a dry powder extinguisher, a hose reel and covering jet to extinguish the fire. A thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots."

One crew from Leighton Buzzard and one crew from Dunstable attended.

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