Female burns hands in Wakefield bedroom fire

A female suffered burns to her hands after a fire broke out at a Wakefield house.
Peacock Avenue in Wakefield.Peacock Avenue in Wakefield.
Peacock Avenue in Wakefield.

Crews were called to Peacock Avenue last night, December 28, shortly before 11pm.

The blaze had begun in the bedroom and firefighters used a hose reel jet and two breathing apparatus to extinguish the flames. They then used a high-powered fan to clear the smoke.

Crews attended from Wakefield, Dewsbury and Rothwell.

A female was treated by fire personnel at the scene for the burns to her hands and she made her own way to hospital.