Grease Fire Rips through Restaurant Serious Repairs Needed
Fire statistics from Australia, the UK and the USA show that the ignition of cooking materials accounts for almost half of all commercial kitchen fires and almost all these fires (more than 90%) get into the kitchen exhaust system.
Burger King Fire Considered Total Loss
Madison Fire District says the fire started in a roof vent stack and spread to the kitchen hood ductwork.
Kitchen Exhaust Grease Fire in London Shop
A fire that seems to have been caused by the ignition of grease within the kitchen exhaust system needed 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters at a shop with flats above on Uxbridge Road in Shepherd’s Bush.
Major fuel stop closes indefinitely after serious kitchen fire
Emergency services were called to the roadhouse, 200km east of Tennant Creek, following reports of a structure fire in the kitchen.
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London Shop Blaze with Flats Above Doused by 70 Firefighters
Part of a ground-floor shop and a five-roomed flat on the first floor of the building were alight. The fire is believed to have been accidental and caused by the ignition of grease within the the extraction system.
One Person in Hospital after Coffee Shop Fire
“The fire involved the kitchen exhaust ducting of a coffee shop on the first floor of the building”, SCDF said in response to a CNA query.
Should your Commercial Kitchen Ductwork be Leaking?
Unavoidable fact – airborne grease collected by metal kitchen grease filters eventually gets extracted further into system components such as the hood, ductwork, and fan.
Belfast Hotel Fire Causes Serious Damage to Rooftop Bar
Conall Wolsey, from owners Beannchor Group, said the kitchen and plant room, at the rooftop bar of the hotel, have been destroyed. “There is severe smoke and water damage to the building,” he said.
Coffee Shop Fire Spreads to Exhaust Duct Causing Damage to 3 Stalls
About 15 people self-evacuated from the premises and some helped to fight the blaze and preliminary investigations indicate that the fire had originated from overheated cooking at one of the fire-affected stalls according to The Straits Times.