Firefighters are treating reports of a house fire as malicious.

Crews from Hyndburn were called to a house on Edleston Street in Accrington after the owner received a message from someone while he was out saying his home was on fire.

Lee Cook, watch manager, said: “When we arrived there was nothing on fire and the owner was actually out.

“We rang the person back who made the 999 call and we are trying to contact the owner.

“We have put it down as malicious as we can't get to the bottom of it.”

The call-out happened at around 9.20pm on Tuesday, July 22.