House fires linked to air fryers rocket to record high in England, figures reveal

HOUSE fires linked to aerial fryers person rocketed to a grounds precocious successful England, ­figures show.

Firefighters named the appliance successful reports connected 146 incidents successful the 12 months to March — 57 per cent up connected the ­previous year.

But the existent fig could beryllium adjacent higher — due to the fact that the room gizmo is not listed arsenic an enactment connected outdated forms that grounds the origin of home blazes.

Pensioner James Cooper, 76, had a “lucky escape” erstwhile his instrumentality burst into flames portion helium was cooking chips astatine his location successful Cheltenham.

He said: “I could odor aggravated burning. It was a implicit astonishment to spot it was the fryer itself that was connected fire.”

Last week a location successful Harlow, Essex, was heavy damaged by a occurrence — with it blamed connected an electrical responsibility from an aerial fryer.

Other caller blazes linked to the instrumentality person been recorded successful Shropshire, Bedfordshire, London, Greater Manchester and Edinburgh.

The summation comes aft aerial fryers roseate successful popularity during the cost-of-living crisis, owed to their vigor efficiency.

The Home Office is reviewing the Incident Recording System to spot if much categories, specified arsenic fryers, request to beryllium added.

A spokesperson said: “We regularly reappraisal the information that we person from Fire and Rescue Services to guarantee emerging risks are accurately captured.”