Fire crews have been called to a kitchen in a housing estate after a chip pan caught fire this afternoon.

The firefighters worse specialist breathing masks to enter the property in Rokesley Road, off Melbourne Avenue, after receiving the call at 4.30pm.

They used a hose reel jet to douse the flames, and then used a ventilation fan to clear the property of smoke. No injuries were reported.

The firefighters left the scene at 4.45pm.