Crime & Safety

Sizzle Goes Sinister--Fire Department Stops Bacon Blaze

Small cooking fire contained in less than 10 minutes.

A single Santa Clara County Fire truck was dispatched to a home in Campbell Dec. 12.

A call came in at 7:48 p.m. reporting a fire in the kitchen of a home on Silacci Drive, said a Santa Clara County Fire spokeswoman.

Upon arrival, the crew found that bacon cooking in the oven had caught on fire.

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The flames were confined to the oven and the fire department cleared the home in five minutes. Damages were estimated at $30.


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