At 2:04pm today, Sunday 30 December, two fire engines from Workington attended a fire on Coronation Drive, Salterbeck.
A Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “The fire involved a washing machine in a domestic property.
“Crews used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire.
“Crews were detained for approximately forty minutes.”