Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire in Dorset Avenue, Great Baddow.
The incident happened shortly before 6pm.
Two units from Chelsmford attended, where a woman was given first aid and oxygen therapy after breathing in smoke.
The fire, which had broken out in the kitchen, was quickly extinguished by 6.08pm.
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