A FIRE broke out at a house in Nelson this morning.

Firefighters were sent to the scene in Castle Street shortly before 5am after receiving reports that a person was trapped inside.

A fire service spokesman said: "Two fire crews from Nelson and a third from Burnley responded.

“The fire was located on the first floor of the terraced property and firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus searched for a possible casualty and extinguished the fire using a hosereel.

"No-one was in fact inside and there were no casualties."

The case of the fire is being investigated.