Firefighters in Waipahu, Hawaii were called back to their own station to put out a fire caused when they left food cooking while out on another call.

Responding to reports of a traffic crash on May 22, firefighters at the station left the food cooking as they rushed to the sccene. On their way back from the crash, they received a call to put out a fire at their own station, Fire Capt. Terry Seelig told the Honolulu Advertiser.

Seelig said eaving food unattended on the stove is one of the leading causes of fire in Oahu, so the firefighters' embarrassment also serves as a cautionary tale to others.

"The firefighters (at the station) are very chagrined about it," fire Capt. Terry Seelig told the Advertiser.

The fire caused about $25,000 worth of damage to the station house kitchen, which was already scheduled for renovation. The damage has since been repaired.