With “lots of people at home, lots of people cooking” right now in this time of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Greater Sudbury Fire Services say their call volume has increased.
A cooking fire on Christa Street in Hanmer Thursday evening is a case in point. Platoon Chief Mark Gobbo said the call came in for the fire in the row housing unit at 9:45 p.m. April 16.
The fire was put out by firefighters, and caused an estimated $80,000 in smoke and fire damage to the unit. One person was displaced as a result.
“I can tell you that our fire call volume is up with our COVID situation,” said Gobbo.
“Lots of people at home, lots of people cooking. Pay attention to your cooking. People’s minds are elsewhere with all of this going on. It takes just a moment for your unattended cooking to become a problem.”
Greater Sudbury Fire Services say careless cooking is a leading cause of residential fires.
