A faulty toaster caused a fire which destroyed a kitchen and damaged a dining room of a family home.
Fire crews were called out on Saturday morning, about 11am, to a house on Ida Street in Norton.
Two appliances from Stockton Fire Station arrived on the scene and found a woman outside suffering from smoke inhalation.
The 35-year-old was treated by fire crews and paramedics, but did not need to go to hospital.
Two breathing appliances and a thermal image camera were used by fire fighters, who put out the fire in 20 minutes.
The fire came just two days after a similar incident in which an elderly couple were rescued by firefighters after being overcome by smoke from an out-of-control chip pan.
Stockton Fire Station watch manager, Mick Ireland, is urging people to take care in their homes.
He said: “Try not to leave things unattended and if you think something may have a problem then get it checked out or get a new one.”
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