Firefighters were called to action after a house fire was reported.
Crews from both Appleby and Kirkby Stephen attended the 3am blaze.
A spokesman for the crews said: "Appleby appliance, along with our colleagues from Kirkby Stephen, were mobilised to reports of a domestic property fire.
"The fire was confined to the room of origin and had started from a log burning stove.
"The homeowners were alerted to the blaze as they had working smoke detectors in the property
"The crews extinguished the blaze using one hose-reel.
"In this instance, had the smoke alarms not alerted the owner, there would have been extensive damage to the property."
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