Firefighters were called to a cooker hob fire in Huncoat.

Two crews from Hyndburn attended Rydal Close at around 1.40pm on Monday, September 5.

A spokesperson said: “Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus using a hosereel jet to extinguish the fire which started when the contents of a pan on a cooker hob caught alight. There were no casualties and firefighters used a portable fan unit to extract smoke from the house.”