View Full Version : NEWSFLASH - Barnsley, chip pan fire capital


Abdul
19-02-2004, 16:48
Fellow Sheffielders, check out this article in the Sheffield Star:


Warning over chip pan fires

FIGURES released today confirmed Barnsley as the chip pan capital of Britain – prompting a new warning from worried firefighters.

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But the statistics carry with them danger, warn fire chiefs who say unfortunately Barnsley is also the chip pan fire capital of the country.

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"We have toured the area with our safety display showing people the true horror of what happens when a chip pan ignites.
"We have asked people if they must cook chips to invest in a thermostatically controlled deep fat fryer, but still people in Barnsley cling to tradition and use chip pans.

http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=742541



And what was I saying to Bookey back in October last year?

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?postid=40519#post40519

Bookey
19-02-2004, 20:08
I did say after your comment that 90% of people in Barnsley seem to have no brain between all 90% of them...:loopy: :loopy:

Ya dont know how glad I am to have moved from there, my life has got some much more less complex. :)