Firefighters were called to a house in Baxenden after a grill pan caught fire.

The incident happened at around 7pm yesterday at a house on Sherbourne Road causing minor smoke damage to the kitchen and living room.

Hyndburn crew manager Alex Fletcher said: "Somebody had been cooking food and had been distracted when they were called away. The residual fat contents at the bottom of the pan caught fire and the occupier called the fire service as a matter of safety."