Firefighters attended a fire at a house in Cleasby, near Stapleton, yesterday.
Crews from Darlington and Richmond were called to the fire in the kitchen of the property at 5.50pm.
The fire was caused by a tray of oil catching fire inside an oven.
The owner extinguished the fire with a dry powder extinguisher prior to the arrival of the fire service.
Firefighters ventilated the property and checked for hot spots.
