CREWS were called out to a fire involving a deep fat fryer in South Lakeland.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) attended the incident at Torver, near Coniston, at around 5.50am on Sunday.

Two fire engines attended the incident.

A CFRS spokesman said: β€œOn arrival crews discovered a fire involving a deep fat fryer and the building was smoke-logged.”

The spokesman said firefighting crews used breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and two thermal imaging cameras in order to extinguish the fire.