Firefighters rescued a disabled woman from her flat yesterday.
They were called out at about 5.50pm to deal with a kitchen fire in a flat on Mooragh Promenade, Ramsey.
Three enginess from Ramsey and Laxey, along with the aerial ladder platform from Douglas, were called.
While these appliances were on the way, the control room was told that the occupant of the flat was disabled and could not make her own way out of the flat.
A fourth pumping appliance from Kirk Michael and an ambulance were then sent as well.
The fire was on the first floor. The occupant of the flat was found on the landing outside her flat and was removed to safety on the ground floor.
Two firefighters put out the blaze in the kitchen using a hose reel. The fire was confined to the microwave and the surrounding kitchen surfaces.
The kitchen and lounge area both suffered smoke and heat damage.
Crews stayed there for another hour to ventilate the flat using a positive pressure fan.
The occupant of the flat was given a precautionary checkup at the scene by the ambulance service.