FIREFIGHTERS were called to a chimney fire in Old Malton on Thursday.
Malton fire crews received a call at 7.33pm to attend a domestic property.
The fire was extinguished prior to crews arriving, but firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to carry out an inspection.
The cause of the fire was due to accumulation of soot.
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