Firefighters use pan of water to tackle South Shields kitchen blaze
Firefighters fought a blaze in the kitchen of a South Shields flat with a pan of water.
Three appliances were called to the fire in the kitchen of the first floor flat above a shop in Prince Edward Road shortly before 1pm on Tuesday, September 10.
A toaster was destroyed by fire and the kitchen and the remainder of the flat were lightly damaged by fire and smoke.
The shop downstairs did not suffer any damage.