Firefighters were called out this morning after a tea towel was left on a hob.
A crew from Richmond responded to a smoke alarm in a home off Frenchgate in Richmond just after 9am on Saturday.
On their arrival they discovered a tea towel had been left on a hob and had ignited.
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The fire was extinguished by the resident prior to our arrival.
Crews ventilated smoke from property using a positive pressure ventilation fan.
The cause is believed to have been accidental.
