Crews located the person who lives there and led to him safety.
A spokeswoman for the fire service confirmed the cause of the fire and issued some advice to the public.
She added: “The cause of the fire was cooking left unattended. We’d advise everyone to please watch over your cooking in order to avoid this type of fire.”
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