Firefighters removed a microwave from a Malpas home and checked it with a thermal imaging camera following a fire on Saturday afternoon.
One fire engine with five firefighters from Truro were called at around 5.45pm to Trennick Villas to a report of a small kitchen appliance fire.
A fire service spokesperson said the fire was out on arrival, and added that it was "accidental and confined."
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