FIREFIGHTERS used breathing apparatus to help put out a grill pan fire at a house in Accrington last night.

Two crews from Hyndburn fire station attended the incident on Plantation Road at 5.42pm.

They spent 50 minutes at the scene.

A spokesman for the Lancashire Fire and Rescue service said: "Two crews from Hyndburn fire station attended a fire on Plantation Road, Accrington.

"The fire involved a grill pan in a domestic property.

"Firefighters used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel, one ventilation unit and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire and make the scene safe.

"Firefighters were in attendance approximately 50 minutes and there were no casualties reported."