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Out of Control Grease Fire Scorches Kitchen
By Steve Yamamoto | September 10, 2010
At approximately 2:40pm on September 10, 2010, units from Long Beach Fire Department responded to reports of a stove fire on the 5200 block of El Cedral St. Engine 17 arrived on scene within four minutes from the time of dispatch and noticed a decent amount of gray smoke coming from the front of the house. Upon a quick investigation they determined that they had a grease fire that was burning in the kitchen and had rapidly communicated to the upper wooden cabinets and exhaust ducting. The firefighters on Engine 17 then immediately stretched a hose line and began attacking the quickly spreading blaze with Engine 22 and Light Force 19 backing them up. They found one female victim in the rear of the home that was then evaluated by fire paramedics from Rescue 17. The victim complained of shortness of breath due to smoke inhalation and was later transported by the paramedics to a local area hospital for further evaluation. After they had fire knock down, the Truck crew went up on the roof to further assess any fire communication and damage. If not for the prompt actions of the Long Beach Fire Department crew members, this kitchen fire could have easily spread into the rest of the house and possibly to neighboring homes.
There were a total of seven fire apparatus and 22 fire department personnel that responded to this fire. One firefighter suffered minor injuries during this fire and was treated on scene. This incident occurred in the 3rd City Council District.
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