Leeds councillor claims Pop Tart to blame for toaster fire that nearly torched kitchen

Yorkshire Evening Post

Leeds councillor Karen Bruce said that a Pop Tart was to blame for a dramatic toaster fire that nearly torched her kitchen.  Coun Bruce, who represents Ardsley and Robin Hood, said she had been preparing the sugary breakfast treat for her daughter when she briefly left the room.  To her shock, she said that she returned to find the appliance ablaze on her kitchen countertop.  She has since shared advice from the West Yorkshire Fire Authority to prevent similar incidents.

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00:00Believe it or not this is my toaster.

00:04I put a pop-tart

00:08kind of thing in, went in to see my daughter

00:12in the living room, came back in half a minute later and

00:16the toaster was on fire, flames were up here

00:20and there was ash flying about the kitchen.

00:24Luckily my husband thought quickly

00:28and he got the fire blanket and covered it

00:32with it, otherwise the kitchen would probably have burnt down.

00:36So it was quite scary really

00:40but that's how fast it can happen and of course the pop-tart

00:44type marshmallow thing had sugar in it and you know

00:48it is very dangerous so I won't be cooking those anymore.

00:52As a council I've just joined

00:56the West Yorkshire Fire Authority and I'm sharing a link with you

01:00to their home safety page which might be useful.

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