Firefighters said the occupier arrived back at the house in Bolton Road to discover the blaze which involved a faulty light underneath a cupboard .
She tried to extinguish the fire using a hose and was joined by a neighbour before a fire crew arrived at the scene. The kitchen sustained minor fire damage.
The woman and male neighbour were treated with oxygen at the scene by fire service trauma technicians, but declined hospital treatment.
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