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.
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