Fire crews from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called to a kitchen fire in Ripon last night.

Crews were called to a house on Sandy Lane in Ripon just after 6pm last night. The residents reported a cooker fire which is thought to have started in a chip pan.

Two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, a positive pressure ventilation fan and small tools were used to extinguish the fire.

The fire caused damage to the kitchen, floor, cooker and ventilation unit.

In the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service incident log it said:

“Two fire engines from Ripon responded to reports of a cooker fire, all persons were out of the property on arrival of crews. The oven was removed to open air and the property ventilated.”

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