Sprinklers save Poplar tower block residents from kitchen blaze
Sprinklers suppressed a kitchen fire in City Island Way, Poplar. Picture: Google - Credit: Google
An infant was rushed to hospital after an unattended chip pan led to a blaze in a block of flats.
Two women and four children got to safety as fire broke out in their fifteenth floor flat in City Island Way, Poplar.
A further 60 residents managed to escape the block when firefighters arrived at the scene at 7.23pm on Thursday.
Fire crews treated one infant and took them to hospital “as a precaution”, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
The sprinkler system in the kitchen had put out the flames before they could damage the flat.
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“We want to remind people to never leave a pan alone with the heat on – not even for a few seconds,” said LFB senior fire safety officer Neil Guyett.
“You should also never tackle the fire yourself, get out and call 999.”
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The Brigade has renewed calls for sprinklers in all residential tower blocks and new school builds following the Grenfell Tower disaster.
