Oven was smoking and the door stayed closed

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Firefighters were called out twice last night to two quite different emergencies, one that involved overcooked food and the other to help someone trapped in a bathroom.

Fire and Emergency NZ received the first call at 6pm to a house in Daphne Street in Kaiti, where food in the oven had overcooked and started to smoke.

“The family in the home got out OK and the fire crews removed the smoking food outside,” a senior firefighter said.

“Then we ventilated the house to get rid of a considerable amount of smoke that had built up.

“There was a little bit of smoke damage caused by the incident,” he said.

“Again, we repeat our message — keep looking while you are cooking!”

About an hour later a fire crew was called to a house in Aberdeen Road where someone was trapped in the bathroom.

“A firefighter went through a window into the bathroom, and manipulated the lock on the door to get the person out.”