Fire crews are reminding residents to take extra care in the kitchen after cooking oil caused a house fire in Stoke-on-Trent.

Firefighters were called to a home off Paragon Road, Longton, on Sunday night and a fire was extinguished within 30 minutes.

A man was treated at the scene by paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service for smoke inhalation.

Fire crews later found that the fire started accidentally - the homeowner was heating up cooking oil in a wok which then ignited and began to spread.

A wok containing cooking oil ignited and the fire began to spread (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service).

Station Manager Ben Woodward, said: "More than 50 per cent of the fires we attend are caused by cooking. Distraction is the main cause of these fires, with pans and grills left to set alight because they've not been looked after properly. 

"It's really important that when preparing for meal times we pay close attention to the food we're cooking and look when we cook, otherwise the consequences could be fatal."

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