Grease in a pan caught fire after it was left untended. The resulting fire and smoke sent one man to the hospital for evaluation after he suffered smoke inhalation.
A somewhat common "food on the stove" fire resulted in some serious smoke on Monday night sending one resident of a home on Delridge Way SW to the hospital.
Kyle Moore, of the Seattle Fire Dept. said, "When our truck got here they found a lot smoke coming out and male on the front porch suffering smoke inhalation. A second male said he also suffered smoke inhalation, so they called for a full response and it now appears it was untended food on the stove that extended up through the cabinets and into the walls.
The male who we estimate to be about 65 years old was transported to Harbourview and he's in stable condition. We just want to get him checked out. The second male suffered only a little smoke inhalation, so we evaluated him and let him return to the home.
The kitchen is pretty extensively damaged but the rest of the house is ok.
The remaining resident said, "I was watching TV and he was cooking dinner and he put a pan of grease on the stove. He was going to make potatoes then he got busy on the computer and forgot about it and the next thing I knew the smoke came through and I thought 'That's not natural' and one thing led to another. We were able to get it out."
