Homes evacuated and road closed as firefighters tackle Burnley house blaze

Crews are still battling the blaze at the terraced house in Eliza Street, off Todmorden Road, after it broke out just before 8am.

Police have closed Todmorden Road, from the junction of Lyndhurst Road to Helena Street, to traffic while firefighters from Burnley, Nelson and Hyndburn bring the flames under control.

A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue said they did not believe anyone had been injured in the fire at this stage.

The spokesman said: "The whole row of houses was evacuated due to the ferocity of the smoke and flames.

"The fire is believed to have started on the ground floor and is affecting the first floor also."

The aerial platform ladder has been brought in from Hyndburn and crews wearing six sets of breathing apparatus are tackling the flames.