Kitchen fire in Nelson

Firefighters from Colne and Nelson attended reports of a fire at a house in Whitehall Street, Nelson, at 6pm on Saturday.

Upon arrival firefighters found the fire involved a chest freezer in the kitchen of the property.

They quickly extinguished the fire using one hose reel, two breathing apparatus and a ventilation unit.

Crews were in attendance approximately 40 minutes.

There were no casualties reported.