PLASTIC trays in a cooker started a fire last night.
Firefighters went to a house in College Street East, Crosland Moor, about 7.45pm and discovered the cooker on fire.
Watch manager Simon Dennett said a woman in the house had turned the oven on.
But there were plastic trays inside and these caught fire, causing smoke damage to the kitchen.
He added: "It could have been a lot worse if the woman had left the house and the fire had really taken hold."
Fire crews removed the cooker and made the kitchen safe.