Christmas pudding fire in Barnstaple tackled by crews Published duration 8 September 2015

image copyright Thinkstock image caption Firefighters discovered a "small fire involving a Christmas pudding within a microwave"

A Christmas pudding caught fire at a home in Devon, resulting in firefighters being called to douse the flaming dessert.

Crews found the pudding ablaze in a microwave, a Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said.

The fire broke out at a flat in Barum Court in Barnstaple at about 19:45 BST on Monday.