Two people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after a house fire.

Firefighters from Hyndburn were called to Queen Street in Clayton-le-Moors at 11.30am on Sunday, August 20, after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

A Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Two people were taken to hospital for check-ups by paramedics after suffering smoke inhalation.”

Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the blaze.