AN ELDERLY woman called firefighters after she smelled burning in her home.

Firefighters from Elland fire station attended the property on Marling Road, Ainley Top, at 8.30am yesterday. The smell was coming from one of the light fittings in a bedroom. Firefighters found that the switch had shorted after wind damage to the roof allowed water in which worked its way into the electrics. They made the house safe by isolating the power and draining water from the electrics in the loft area. The fire crew attended for an hour and also carried out a fire safety check.