A BRAVE chef tackled a fire at a pub restaurant near Droitwich.

Firefighters were called to The Swan, at Martin Hussingtree, at 5.30pm yesterday when a blaze broke out in the kitchen.

A Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade spokesman said: "A chef tackled flames with a fire blanket and extinguisher but the fire spread to an extractor fan above. When we arrived, flames were leaping out of the roof."

No-one was injured and the fire was contained to the kitchen area.