A WOMAN and a child were treated by paramedics after a kitchen fire in Warrington.

Fire crews were called to Evelyn Street at 4.30pm on Tuesday with a spokesman describing the kitchen as being 'full of smoke'.

Wearing two breathing apparatus, crews used a hose to extinguish the flames and a large fan to disperse the smoke.

The fire is believed to have been caused by plastic being left on an electric hob.

One woman and a child were treated by paramedics as a precaution due to suffering from smoke inhalation.