Neighbours' smoke alarms save woman with kitchen fire

Fire chiefs said the importance of smoke alarms was shown when a woman was found unconscious in her kitchen after her neighbours' alarms were triggered.

Crews found the woman slumped on the kitchen floor at her smoke-logged home in Holywell, Flintshire, at around 2340 GMT on Friday. The 41-year-old was taken to hospital for precautionary checks.



Chris Nott, of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, praised the neighbours' alertness.

He said: "Had the neighbours not heard the alarm and responded by calling 999, we could very easily have been dealing with another fire death."