Fire crews were called to a kitchen blaze in St Thomas, Exeter this afternoon.
The Fire Service received a call reporting a fire in the downstairs of a building in Flowerpot Lane, St Thomas at 13:39.
One fire appliance from Danes Castle Exeter and one fire appliance from Middlemoor Exeter attended.
Fire crews confirmed a fire in a ground floor flat involving a chip pan. Fire crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus wearers, a fire blanket and a positive pressure ventilation fan.
One elderly female was led to safety by Ambulance crews prior to the arrival of the Fire Service and was checked over by Ambulance crews on scene as a precaution.
The cause of this fire is believed to be accidental.
