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| Woman, 84, killed in house fire | |
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| Fire chiefs are appealing to people to look after elderly neighbours after another pensioner died in a house fire. | Fire chiefs are appealing to people to look after elderly neighbours after another pensioner died in a house fire. |
| Evelyn May Kerr, 84, was found dead by crews who attended a blaze in Yankee Street, Llanberis, Gwynedd on Saturday. | |
| North Wales assistant chief fire officer Paul Claydon said cooking should not be left unattended. | |
| Elsewhere, a man was injured at Port Talbot and in Wrexham a pensioner in sheltered accommodation was found sleeping next to a fire in his flat. | Elsewhere, a man was injured at Port Talbot and in Wrexham a pensioner in sheltered accommodation was found sleeping next to a fire in his flat. |
| North Wales Fire Service said crews from Llanberis and Caernarfon were called to the property at 1905 GMT on Saturday. | |
| A search of the property was carried out and the body was found. | |
| You should switch everything off on you cooker even if you are only leaving it for a second Paul Claydon, North Wales Fire Service | You should switch everything off on you cooker even if you are only leaving it for a second Paul Claydon, North Wales Fire Service |
| Mr Claydon said the thoughts of everyone in North Wales Fire and Rescue Service went out to the family of the pensioner. | Mr Claydon said the thoughts of everyone in North Wales Fire and Rescue Service went out to the family of the pensioner. |
| But he said it was the second time this week that they had been called out to a property where an elderly person had died. | But he said it was the second time this week that they had been called out to a property where an elderly person had died. |
| On Wednesday they had attended a house fire in Betws-yn-Rhos, Conwy in which an elderly man had died. | On Wednesday they had attended a house fire in Betws-yn-Rhos, Conwy in which an elderly man had died. |
| He said:"Yet again, we are urging people not to leave cooking unattended," said Mr Claydon. | He said:"Yet again, we are urging people not to leave cooking unattended," said Mr Claydon. |
| "It really only takes a few minutes for smoke to travel throughout your property. | "It really only takes a few minutes for smoke to travel throughout your property. |
| "You should switch everything off on you cooker even if you are only leaving it for a second." | "You should switch everything off on you cooker even if you are only leaving it for a second." |
| He added the fire service was asking everyone to help them make the homes of the elderly safe by ensure that they have all had a free home fire safety check, and by ensuring the elderly are visited regularly and that there smoke alarms are tested. | He added the fire service was asking everyone to help them make the homes of the elderly safe by ensure that they have all had a free home fire safety check, and by ensuring the elderly are visited regularly and that there smoke alarms are tested. |