Monroe Firefighters Knock Down Fire In Kitchen

MONROE, Conn. — Firefighters were able to put out a small kitchen fire in a Monroe home on Sunday morning before it could spread, according to a post on the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department's Facebook page.

Firefighters from the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department put out a fire in a kitchen.
Photo Credit: *Monroe Volunteer Fire Department / Facebook*

Daily Voice

10/31/2016 4:30 a.m.

At about 10:30 a.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to the fire on Monroe Turnpike. The fire started when a pan with oil on the stovetop ignited the nearby wall and cabinets, firefighters said.

Monroe firefighters had just returned from a house on Lynn Drive, where a kitchen outlet had burned out.

Shortly thereafter, the firefighters handled an activated fire alarm on Senior Drive.

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