FIRE crews from Hatherleigh and Okehampton put out a kitchen fire at a property in Hatherleigh during the evening of Wednesday, November 11.

Fire Control received a call to the fire at 8.45pm and on arrival, crews confirmed there to be a small fire in the kitchen involving a cooker.

To put out the fire, crews used two sets of breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and one covering jet.

They also used a thermal imaging camera and a positive pressure ventilation fan.

There was 10% fire damage to the kitchen and smoke damage to the ground floor of the property.

The cause was believed to have been accidental.