A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation after a kitchen blaze in a flat.
Firefighters were called to reports of a fire at Kerr Court in Girvan at around 9.50 last night after a member of the public heard an alarm sounding and saw plumes of smoke.
A man was taken from the flat and treated for smoke inhalation by fire crews after the cooking-related fire broke out.
Watch Manager James Davidson, the incident commander, said: "Two firefighters led a man from the property, which was smoke logged due to cooking.
"He appeared to be suffering from slight smoke inhalation and our crews provided him with oxygen therapy. We also requested an ambulance so he could receive a precautionary check-up from paramedics.
"Firefighters ventilated the property and visited neighbouring flats to reassure residents and offer free home fire safety visits.
"Cooking is a very common source of fire in the home and it only takes a moment's distraction for a potentially serious incident to begin.
"We would remind everyone never to walk away from a cooker without taking pots and pans off the heat and switching off the grill.
"Even a small fire can produce enough smoke to cause serious injury so it's vitally important everyone makes sure their home has working smoke alarms to warn them of the danger."
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