Reminder after firefighters answer call to oven flare-up in Valley Road

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

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a property in Valley Road on Sunday afternoon after food overheated inside a stove.

Fire and Emergency NZ responded to a 111 call about the incident at around 3.45pm and two appliances were sent to the scene.

“A woman and her two children living in the sleep-out got out without injury,” a senior firefighter said.

“We got there in time to stop the fire taking hold and there was only a small amount of fire damage to the area around the stove.”

The senior firefighter said it was another case of unattended cooking.

“People really do need to get that message — keep looking while you're cooking.”