A family lost a batch of Yorkshire puddings earmarked for Christmas dinner - resulting in fire, panic and hilarity.
Footage captured the moment the family opened their oven to discover a blaze inside was claiming their food.
In the video posted to Twitter , flames can be seen in the top half of the open oven.
The small but fierce flames appear to slowly be taking over the oven and an alarmed woman can be heard in the background.
The woman sounds panicked and says: "No seriously I don't know how to get it out".
The man filming then asks for an oven glove and takes the tray out.
As films himself walking towards the back door he appears to realise that the puddings themselves are on fire and he can be heard laughing at what's happened.
He goes into the garden and puts the whole baking tray and it's contents on the floor.
In the video he can be heard laughing at the burning puds and exclaims: "Leanne's burnt the Yorkshire puddings!"
The footage then shows the fire alarm going off as smoke clears from the kitchen into the garden.
One chef said that the accident might have occurred because the oven was set to grill instead of fan oven.
The Mirror have not been able to confirm whether the family had to go without Yorkshire puddings on their meal or whether they had back-up puds.
But should they have been on the festive dinner plate at all?
This week, Manchester Evening News polled their readers to answer one of life's great unanswered questions: do Yorkshire puddings belong in a Christmas lunch?
The results were divided but there were some who felt adamant that they have no place next to your turkey and said they're appropriate "only if you're having beef".
People seemed to think the divide about whether to serve Yorkshire puddings with Christmas lunch is a case of a geographical location- whether you live in the north or the south.
It follows the news that one man's in the 'Rate my Plate Facebook ' group.
Jamie T posted a picture of his Christmas dinner that was swamped with comments about the unusual choice of trimmings.
The plate contained the normal staples of a roast including meat, potatoes, and cauliflower cheese, but Facebook users were quick to express their confusion and disgust at the assortment of extra bits.
A- presumably cold- scoop of pasta salad was wedged between the potatoes and cauliflower and was the main cause for concern, but the addition of sweet corn and peas also caused a stir.
The assortment of trimmings caused uproar in the group and the post had over 1,000 comments.
