RESIDENTS have been left counting the cost after a grate overflowed leading to raw sewage flooding into houses in Colne.

Four properties on Curzon Street were affected by the flooding which has destroyed carpets and left a stinking mess.

Firefighters from Colne attended the incident at 9.52pm on Saturday and isolated the electrics in the houses before pumping out the sewage.

They were at the scene for around an hour.