A fire started mysteriously in the bedroom of a terraced house in Accrington this morning.

The blaze at around 2am left the bedroom at the home on Buxton Street severely damaged.

Watch manager Rob Birtwistle said it was fortunate that no one was in at the time.

He added: "We sent 10 firefighters to the house to put the fire out. There is smoke damage to the rest of the house and we are investigating how it started."