A WOMAN was treated for smoke inhalation after a chip pan fire in Widnes.

Firefighters tackled the blaze at a flat on College Fields shortly after 2.30pm this afternoon.

Crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames.

A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “A large fan was also used to remove smoke from the property.

“One woman was given oxygen therapy by firefighters prior to the arrival of paramedics.”