A STORAGE room above a commercial premises caught fire.

Firefighters were called to Yorkshire Street in Burnley at 11.40pm yesterday.

A fire service spokesman said initially there were fears someone was trapped inside the room, however no one was found.

He said: "Two crews from Burnley, a crew from Nelson and a crew from Padiham were called to the scene.

"There was a lot of smoke damage caused by the fire.

"There were no injuries and the cause of the fire is yet to be established."