FIREFIGHTERS attended a chip pan fire in Poplar Road, Weaverham, at 5.30pm yesterday.

Three fire engines from Northwich and Winsford attended, and found an unattended chip pan on fire, which was extinguished by firefighters using breathing apparatus.

Unattended cooking caused heavy smoke in a house in Parkfield Road, Northwich, on Sunday.

Two fire engines from Northwich attended the fire just before 7pm, and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus put out a small fire on the cooker.

Crews checked the loft space to make sure the fire had not spread.