Mill Royd Mill flats, Brighouse.
A candle started a fire at a flat i a tower block in Brighouse .
Fire services were called to the small blaze at a third floor flat at Mill Royd Mill in the town centre.
Residents in the building were evacuated as West Yorkshire Fire crews from Rastrick and Cleckheaton arrived at the scene on Monday at around 7.30pm.
A crew member said the fire had been started by a lit candle in the hallway of one of the flats, causing smoke and fire damage to the room.
Luckily, crews managed to contain the flames and quickly extinguished it, stopping it from spreading. The male resident of the flat was uninjured.
The crew member, from Rastrick fire station, said: "It goes to show the importance of knowing the hazard of lit candles. Never leave one unattended and always burn them in a holder.
"This could have been a lot more serious than it was."