Fire crews from Okehampton and North Tawton put out a blaze in a shed at property in Okehampton this afternoon.

They were called out just after 1pm today, Wednesday, January 7 to the shed on fire at an address in Sterlings Way.

The crew worked with breathing apparatus, hose reel jets, a thermal imaging camera and small tools put the fire out.

The fire was accidental, caused by overheating electric cables to a chest freezer, the fire service said.