A York resident fell asleep with food in the oven and awoke to find their kitchen filled with smoke.
Luckily, however, all that was destroyed was the meal.
Fire crews from York and Acomb were called to the incident on Burton Stone Lane at 8.43am today (Wednesday).
The occupants was woken up by an alarm sounding and safely got out.
A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “The fire was confined to the oven and had burnt itself out upon our arrival.
“The fire caused 100% fire damage to the food in the oven and approx 20% smoke damage to the kitchen.
“Crews naturally ventilated the property, fitted two new smoke alarms and gave the occupant advice.”
