A FIRE at a commercial unit in Hyndburn is being treated as suspicious.

A joint investigation has been launched by the fire and the police services after the incident at Deveron Mill in Meadow Street, Great Harwood.

The emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 11pm on Monday night.

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A spokesman for the fire service said: "Firefighters from Great Harwood and Hyndburn attended the incident and when they arrived at the scene they found the unit was on fire.

"Two firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used a hose reel to extinguish the fire along with a dry powder extinguisher and a ventilation unit."

The police said that no arrests have been made and that work is still underway to identify the source of the fire.