FIREFIGHTERS in Blandford responded to a fire alarm at a property in Whitecliff Mill Street at around 9.20am this morning.
The fire crew discovered that a toaster had caught alight and had been extinguished. One elderly man was given oxygen therapy.
Firefighters said the incident stressed the value of properly maintained fire alarms.
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