YOUNGSTERS in East Lancashire have been warned not to play with fire.

The warning came after firefighters in Hyndburn were called to tackle two campfires that had got out of control on Tuesday night.

At 8.30pm, they put out a fire on the Coppice in Accrington, a small blaze in Bell Lane, Altham, at 10pm.

“Small fires can quickly grow out of control,” a Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman warned.