A CARAVAN caught fire on an old mill site small town.

Fire crews were called to the incident involving a caravan and a large quantity of rubbish at the old Spring Garden Mill site, near Waterside Road, Colne just after 9pm last night.

Officers said the caravan, which is believed to have been abandoned, was 'totally destroyed'.

A fire spokesman said: "It is unclear if the fire was started deliberately. Nobody was caught up in it and there were no casualites. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing."