Jack Burley was woken up by fire alarms at around 6.55am on Sunday (17 December)...

Published: 11:00 am December 20, 2023
Updated: 11:35 am October 8, 2025
A dad-of-two owes his life to sounding smoke detectors after a devastating kitchen fire broke out at his home just a week before Christmas

Jack Burley was woken up by fire alarms at around 6.55am on Sunday (17 December) and discovered his house in Gloucester Road, Gravesend, had started to fill with thick smoke. 

Thankfully, the flames were contained in the kitchen, as Jack had closed his internal doors, which can help to delay the spread of smoke and fire

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