Gas Stove Sparks Kitchen Fire at Oakdale Road Home

A fire sparked by a gas stove caused approximately $125,000 in damage to an Oakdale Road home Sunday night, according to the Newton Fire Department.

The Newton Fire Department received a call just before 7 p.m. Sunday from the homeowner reporting a kitchen fire at 143 Oakdale Road. Firefighters were on scene within four minutes and found the kitchen in the back of the home "consumed by fire," the Fire Department said in a press release. 

According to reports, crews had the blaze under control within 20 minutes, but stayed on scene until almost 8:30 p.m. to overhaul the ceilings and walls, check for extension to other rooms and ventilate the house. 

No one was injured in the fire, the press release said.

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Investigators have determined that the accidental fire sparked after combustable materials came in contact with an open flame on the gas stove, the press release said. 

The homeowners were displaced as a result of the fire.

According to the Fire Department, the homeowners were alerted to the fire by a working smoke detector.

The department reminded residents to check and test smoke detectors as well as carbon monoxide detectors. A good time to do this is when you change your clocks over for Daylight Saving Time, which started this weekend.