A person needed medical help after a cooker caught fire at a property in Popular Close, Leighton Buzzard, last night. (November 25)

Emergency services were called to the incident at around 8.26pm with firefighters using breathing apparatus to tackle the blaze.

One casualty was left in the care of the ambulance service.

A post on the Beds Fire & Rescue Service website stated: “At 8.26pm on Tuesday (25) crews from Leighton Buzzard were called to a cooker fire within a domestic property in Poplar Close, Leighton Buzzard.

Emergency services were called to a domestic fire in Leighton Buzzard last night (November 25)

placeholder image — Emergency services were called to a domestic fire in Leighton Buzzard last night (November 25)

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus use a hose reel to extinguish the fire and used fans to clear the smoke. One casualty was left in the care of the ambulance service.

“The cause of the fire was accidental.”