At approximately 05:46 am this morning, two fire engines from Millom and Broughton were mobilised to reports of a domestic property fire on Albert Street, Millom.
On arrival the crews located a fire in the kitchen.
Firefighters used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters were in attendance for approximately 35 minutes.
In a emergency residents should always call 999.
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