Firefighters from Camborne were called out to Troon yesterday after a report of smoke in a loft space.
Two crews from Camborne Fire Station attended the report of smoke and and found the chimney flue to be defective.
The firefighters extinguished the fire in the stove with a bucket of water and before leaving the crew carried out home fire safety check and gave advice.
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