A woman was rescued from her kitchen after a fire broke out yesterday afternoon (Saturday, June 7).
Firefighters from St Albans attended the incident at semi-detached home in Breakspear Avenue.
They used hose reels, water jets and ventilation fan to clear the property.
A spokesman for St Albans fire station said that the fridge freezer was believed to have caught alight, though crews were unsure exactly how the fire started.
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