A city resident yet to be identified by authorities was seriously injured on Saturday after a kitchen fire broke out in his Old Hill home.
SPRINGFIELD - A 27-year-old city resident was seriously injured on Saturday after a kitchen fire broke out in his Old Hill home.
According to Dennis Leger, public information officer for the Springfield fire Department, firefighters were called to 48 Alden St. at 12:19 a.m.
"It was a reported kitchen fire and it was out when we arrived," Leger said. "The man put the fire out himself but in the process he was burned pretty badly."
Leger said Dennis Smith was cooking chicken when the pan caught fire. He said Smith was attempting to bring the pan outside when he either dropped it or spilled it on himself, causing severe burns to both of his arms and his chest.
“When you get a grease fire like that, the best thing to do is to cover the pan with a lid or a dish towel, if you don’t have an extinguisher handy. The worst thing you can do is to put water on it or try and carry it outside,” Leger said.
Leger said the man is being treated for the burns; the damage to the apartment was minor.
Staff writer Lori Stabile contributed to this report.