Emergency services were held up at a flat fire for two hours on Monday.

Just before midnight, fire crews from Burnley responded to reports of a fire at a property on Wycoller Avenue.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "The fire involved a first floor flat.

"Four firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel and a ventilation unit to extinguish the fire and clear the property of smoke. "There were no casualties reported and the crews were in attendance approximately two hours."