Four people died in house fires in less than a month following incidents where food was left unattended.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) has issued a warning following the deaths of four people in a number of unrelated incidents. Fire crews were called to four separate addresses in or close to Merseyside between November 24 and December 23 this year. All incidents involved a death.
The fire service added in all cases there had been a fire in the kitchen. A spokesperson for MFRS said all are believed to be a slow and smouldering with no fire present when firefighters arrived at the scene.
