Crime & Safety

Fire Damages Kitchen

An electric coffee pot sparked a fire in a Redlands kitchen.

Story by Carl Baker, Spokesman City of Redlands

No one was injured in a fire that damaged a portion of a kitchen the morning of Nov. 14.

Firefighters responded to the residence in the 300 block of Doyle Street shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday. A Redlands Police officer used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze prior to firefighters’ arrival.

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The fire started in an electric coffee pot on a stove and moved to the wall, hood and duct work behind and above the stove. Firefighters extinguished remaining hot spots and ventilated smoke from the residence. Firefighters are investigating whether the blaze may have been caused by a malfunction in the appliance or other cause.

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