FIREFIGHTERS were called out to extinguish a microwave fire in Holmes Chapel yesterday.

One fire engine from Holmes Chapel attended the incident, in Parkway, at 8pm, where the crew put out a small fire from inside the microwave.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue offers a range of advice to prevent kitchen fires, which can be found at cheshirefire.gov.uk/public-safety/home-safety/kitchen-fire-safety