A RESIDENT was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire caused by unattended cooking in Weymouth last night.

Two crews of firefighters from Weymouth responded to alarms activating at a domestic property in the town shortly after 11pm.

Upon arrival they requested an ambulance for a casualty suffering from smoke inhalation and found the alarm to be caused by unattended cooking.

Crews treated the casualty at the scene whilst they awaited the arrival of the ambulance.