A BINGLEY woman set part of her kitchen on fire after emptying an ashtray into a plastic bin.

Firefighters were called to deal with the incident on Lady Park Avenue at 10.51pm on Sunday, after the 65-year-old had tried but failed to put out the blaze herself.

A spokesman for the Bingley fire crew said the property had no working smoke detectors, but the woman had been awoken by a burning smell.

The fire affected a unit under the kitchen sink.

The woman was given a check-up for slight smoke inhalation by ambulance staff.