Chip fryer fire forces Fowey pub to be evacuated
A Cornish pub had to be evacuated after a chip fryer caught alight, firefighters have said.Cornwall Fire Service said crews from Lostwithiel and St Austell were called out at about 10:55 BST on Saturday to The Ship Inn on Trafalgar Square in Fowey.Firefighters said staff at the venue had placed a fire blanket over the fryer and evacuated the building before crews extinguished the blaze and cleared smoke using a fan.In a post on its Facebook page, The Ship Inn thanked everyone who helped during the incident – particularly staff for their quick response – and said it would reopen as soon as possible once "operation clean-up" had been completed.
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