Fire crews called to Paulsgrove chip shop fire

The crews went to the shop in Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, at 8.15pm last night.

Two appliances were deployed from Cosham fire station with a further appliance in attendance from Portchester.

Firefighters used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel to extinguish the fire in one of the shop’s deep fat fryers.

No-one was injured or needed medical treatment and the fire was described as ‘minor’.

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