Firefighters kicked down a door at a St Albans property after the homeowner had gone out and left their cooker on.

Crews from St Albans Fire Station raced to St Martin Court at 10pm on Wednesday to reports of smoke and a burning smell.

They forced their way in to find burnt food cooking away in the kitchen.

Firefighter Wyth said: “We had to put the door in. A man in his fifties had popped out and left his cooking unattended.”