A warning has been issued to households after the tragic death of a Nottinghamshire woman. On July 10, 2022, a fire broke out on Cator Lane, Chilwell, due to a failure of an electric blanket.
Ms Joan Holmes died in the fatal incident from smoke inhalation and severe burns after her blanket had an electrical fault. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue were alerted to the incident by the 88 year old's carer at 12pm, who called 999 after hearing a smoke alarm and discovering a large amount of smoke in her bedroom.
Joan was sadly pronounced dead at her home. The cause of the fire was ruled as accidental ignition by Mr. Nathanael Hartley, Assistant Coroner for Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.
