Quick-thinking stopped dishwasher fire from spreading

A dishwasher caught fire yesterday after it malfunctioned. The incident happened on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 27 in Huncoat.

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00:00, 28 DEC 2011
Updated10:26, 6 FEB 2013

A dishwasher caught fire yesterday after it malfunctioned. The incident happened on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 27 in Huncoat.

Firefighters praised quick-thinking residents living in the affected property on Loweswater Close.

A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "It caught fire because of an internal fault. The people inside put the fire out before we got there by isolating the electrics and putting a damp cloth over them."

The dishwasher was badly damaged and there was light smoke damage to the kitchen.

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