AN MD80 ON APCH DECLARED AN EMER DUE A FORWARD GALLEY OVEN FIRE CAUSED BY THE OVEN BLOWER AND ACCUMULATED DEBRIS.

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ABOUT 15 MI NE OF EWR WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 22L I RECEIVED THE EMER SIGNAL FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT AND I COULD HEAR THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BEING EXPELLED. I TOLD THE FO TO ADVISE ATC THAT WE HAD A FIRE IN THE CABIN TO DECLARE AN EMER AND REQUEST CLRNC DIRECT TO EWR FOR LNDG. I ALSO HAD HIM REQUEST THE EMER EQUIP TO BE ROLLED OUT. I OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND I COULD SEE SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE FIRST CLASS OVEN. FLT ATTENDANT WXYZ HAD THE FIRE UNDER CTL IN LESS THAN 45 SECONDS. I ASKED FLT ATTENDANT WXYZ TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR A POSSIBLE EVAC. AFTER LNDG WE DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT SO I DID NOT ORDER AN EVAC. I CONSULTED WITH THE FIRE DEPT ON THE RADIO; HE AGREED AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH A FIREGUARD. AT THE GATE THE FIRE DEPT CHKED THE ACFT. HE FOUND THE ACFT TO BE SECURE SO WE DEPLANED THE PAX NORMALLY. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM BTWN THE INSERTED OVEN CARRIER AND THE INSIDE TOP OF THE OVEN NEAR WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A BLOWER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN MD80 AND THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF THE OVERHEATED OVEN BLOWER AND ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. THE RPTR SAID NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED DURING THIS EVENT.