Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said the neighbour had put the fire out before crews arrived (Image: Newsquest)
A CHIP pan fire in an East Yorkshire town has been put out by a neighbour with a tea towel.
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to a property in Washington Street, Driffield at around 5.30pm last night (Monday, November 25).
A service spokesperson said the chip pan fire within the property was extinguished prior to the arrival of the Fire Service by a neighbour using a tea towel.
The spokesperson added that fire crew ventilated the property and that the fire damage had been contained.
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