Scarborough fire crews attend incident caused by Christmas pudding left on hob

Scarborough fire crews attended an incident in the early hours of this morning at a property in Newby.

At 1.36am on July 26, crews were called to a property in Newby which was filled with smoke.

The cause was found to be due to a Christmas pudding, still in its packaging, on a hob which had resulted in light smoke logging throughout premises.

A positive pressure fan was used to ventilate and advice given to the property's occupant.

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