Fire crews were scrambled to a flat in the Broadgate area after reports a person was trapped.
AdvertisementArriving at the property in West Cliff they found the kitchen was smoke-logged by a pan of food that had been left on a hob and forgotten about.
No one was in the property or injured and the firefighters from Preston Fire Station used a portable fan to extract smoke from the kitchen.
Fire crews took to Twitter to warn “Don’t drink and then cook” after the incident.
The incident happened at 11.24pm on Monday.