A fire started in the kitchen of a house in Chatteris.

One crew from the town, along with the north roaming fire engine, was called to a fire on Beaufort Drive, at 12.02pm on Wednesday March 20. 

Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the kitchen of a house.

Wearing breathing apparatus, they extinguished the fire using a hose reel, then cleared the smoke using a positive pressure ventilation fan.

The crews returned to their stations by 1.45pm.

The cause of the fire was accidental.