Firefighters were called to the scene of an outbuilding fire earlier this morning.

At around 6.30am today (June 11), two fire engines from Burnley and Padiham rushed to a fire involving an outbuilding on Harrow Close in Hapton.

Crews used one hose reel jet, one triple extension ladder, and a positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the blaze.

It took around 40 minutes to tackle the fire and clear the scene.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 6.28am on June 11, 2023, two fire engines from Burnley and Padiham attended to a fire involving an outbuilding on Harrow Close in Hapton.

“Fire crews used one hose reel jet, one triple extension ladder and a positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire and were in attendance for forty minutes.”