Pine Mountain Georgia Fire Department News

May 18, 2010
Burned Food Fills House with Smoke

Shortly before 1600 hours, Tuesday, May 18, Pine Mountain firefighters were dispatched to the report of smoke venting from a house on Blanchard Avenue.

The Hopewell Fire Department was dispatched as automatic mutual aid for a possible structure fire. Due to old and small water mains in the area, a tanker was dispatched from Pine Mountain Valley Fire Department.

Pine Mountain firefighters arrived on the scene to find smoke, but no fire showing.

The smoke was contained mainly in the kitchen, dining room and living room areas and it was quickly determined the smoke was coming from a pot that had been left on a hot burner on the stove.

The responding tanker was cancelled and Hopewell Fire Department’s response was downgraded to non-emergency.

The resident arrived home and noted having been cooking and left to go to a nearby store, apparently forgetting about the food on the stove. The foot inside the pot burned and the pot had begun to warp from the heat.

Other than the smoke, there was no damage to the house.

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