Towels blamed for laundry fire

22 January 2008


The cause of the fire is still being investigated, but Libby Simpson said the fire was caused by tea towels self igniting due to residual grease.
“I feel this needs bringing to the attention of anyone who may be put in a similar situation so that measures can be taken to avoid this happening to them.” She added that some laundries are not processing greasy items after 12 noon to allow them to cool down while the premises are occupied.




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