Wairarapa Hospital ditches toasters

Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age

Wairarapa Hospital is ditching four of its toasters for cafe-style sandwich presses after burnt toast false alarms cost it thousands of dollars in Fire Service fees.

Firefighters were called to the hospital three times in the past year when toasters triggered smoke alarms in areas not designated as kitchens. That exceeded the number of free fire callouts and the last two false alarms had cost the district health board $2634.20, the Wairarapa Times-Age reported.

Hospital spokeswoman Jill Stringer said the presses could still toast bread but because they used different elements they lowered the risk of burning and smoke.

- NZPA