Woman taken to hospital after kitchen blaze

A 43-year-old woman suffered smoke inhalation when fire broke out in her kitchen.

Food left cooking on a hob in the kitchen of her home on Watermead, Bolton on Dearne, sparked a blaze at around 7.30pm last night.

The woman was able to escape the property and firefighters dealt with the blaze.

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A fire service spokesman said: “The woman, a 43-year-old, was taken to hospital for a check-up after suffering from smoke inhalation.

“The fire was contained by firefighters and the only material damage was caused to the cooker.”

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