Resident requires oxygen after microwave catches fire at property in Harrogate town centre

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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of an alarm sounding at a property in Harrogate town centre over the weekend.

Firefighters from Harrogate were called to a property on Cold Bath Road at 12.25pm on Saturday (February 17) to a small fire that had occurred within a microwave.

On arrival, the fire was out but the property was still heavily smoke logged.

The fire crew opened all the windows and provided oxygen therapy to the resident inside the property.

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