A FLAT fire in Ryedale was caused by a pan of oil overheating.

Fire crews from Kirkbymoorside, Pickering and Helmsley were called to the fire which was in a second-storey flat in High Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, this morning.

A fire spokesperson said that no-one was hurt in the fire, and that they suspect it was caused by a pan of oil overheating and the fire spreading to an extractor unit.

The fire was out and firefighters had left the scene by noon.