A tea towel left on a hob sparked a 999 call-out.

Firefighters wee mobilised at just after 9am on Thursday to reports of smoke issuing from a flat in lower Pulrose.

Three appliances from Douglas attended.

On arrival, crews found that the flat was smoke-logged and the occupier was not in.

A tea towel had been left on a hot hob. Damage was confined to the towel. Crews remained in attendance for 15 minutes ventilating the property.