A number of emergency services vehicles were seen in attendance in Chesterfield town centre.

Emergency services were called to Tapton Lane in Chesterfield just before 2.30pm on Tuesday, September 29.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) has confirmed that the incident involved a fire in a flat.

Firefighters from Chesterfield, Staveley and Clay Cross were called.

Emergency services were called to an incident at Tapton Lane, Chesterfield just before 2.30pm on Tuesday, September 29.

placeholder image — Emergency services were called to an incident at Tapton Lane, Chesterfield just before 2.30pm on Tuesday, September 29.

Derbyshire police officers were also in attendance.

All residents have made it out safely but sadly a cat has been killed in the blaze.

A fire investigation revealed that the blaze were most likely started by an item left on a hob, which was left switched on by accident.

A DFRS spokesperson said: “Firefighters from Chesterfield, Staveley and Clay Cross were called to a fire in a second floor flat on Tapton Lane, Chesterfield, at 14:26 hours on Tuesday 29 September.

"Crews wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

"All persons were accounted for.

"One cat was confirmed deceased.

"An investigation determined the most likely cause of the fire to be an item left on top of a cooker hob, which had been accidentally left switched on.”