Fire crews put out a fire in a Helston outhouse on Sunday after a caller reported seeing smoke coming from the building.

Seven firefighters in two fire engines were sent to Godolphin Road just before 2pm, and arrived to find a blaze in in a tumble dryer, in a building measuring two by three metres.

They used a hose reel and thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire, then helped removing items from the out house and confirmed the fire had started due to an electrical fault.