TWO boys were taken to hospital after a fire at a house in Accrington.

A woman was also taken after all three suffered from smoke inhalation.

The fire started in a chip pan in the ground floor kitchen of a home in Emma Street.

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Crews were called at about 4.30pm on Wednesday.

A spokesman said: “Two fire engines and crews from Hyndburn responded to a report of a chip pan fire in the ground floor kitchen of a house.

“The fire in the pan had not developed or spread to the surroundings and firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus used a portable fan unit to extract the smoke it had generated.

“A woman and two boys were suffering the effects of having inhaled smoke and firefighters administered first aid to the casualties prior to the arrival of ambulance paramedics, who took them to hospital.”