WESTFIELD—Westfield Firefighters extinguished a small fire Friday afternoon.
The Westfield Fire Department received a report of an electric dishwasher that had reportedly caught fire Friday afternoon at 127 Westwood Dr., first reported at 12:21 p.m.
Firefighters on scene on Westwood Drive, where an electric dishwasher caught fire. The one occupant and their pet bird were able to safely evacuate the home and firefighters extinguished the fire. (Picture by Lynn Boscher)
According to Westfield Fire Deputy Chief Pay Eghloff, no injuries were reported from the fire and the only occupant, as well as their pet bird, were able to evacuate from the home before the department arrived.
Eghloff said that the department first received a report of the dishwasher smoking, then it escalated to the dishwasher being reportedly on fire, which prompted a response from additional units.
Firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze with the use of carbon dioxide fire extinguishers, due to the origins being electrical in nature, Eghloff noted.
Firefighters at the Westwood Drive home where an electric dishwasher reportedly caught fire. (Picture by Lynn Boscher)
The dishwasher appeared to have an electrical malfunction, which is the possible cause of the fire.
Eghloff reported that the damage was “very little,” after the department was able to contain the fire to the appliance itself and it did not spread to nearby cabinetry.
Damage was limited to smoke and heat damage, according to Eghloff.
