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New Westminster firefighters douse kitchen fire

A weekday brunch is well done. Shortly after 11 a.m. on July 29, fire crews were called to a low-rise apartment building in the 800 block of Fifth Avenue. “There was a report of smoke in the area.
New Westminster fire prevention week
New Westminster fire crews extinguished a kitchen fire in apartment on Fifth Avenue this morning. In this Record file photo, firefighter Josh McCaig demonstrated kitchen safety, which was the theme of the 2013 Fire Prevention Week.

A weekday brunch is well done.

Shortly after 11 a.m. on July 29, fire crews were called to a low-rise apartment building in the 800 block of Fifth Avenue.

“There was a report of smoke in the area. They secured a water supply, laid lines and then it turned out to be a small kitchen fire,” said Deputy Fire Chief John Hatch. “I think it was suppressed upon arrival.”

A fire inspector is going to the scene to investigate. It’s unknown whether anyone was injured in the fire.