Crews in Blackpool free trapped animal from cinema roof

A crew was called out to the Odeon on Rigby Road on Sunday

Firefighters in Blackpool went above and beyond the call when they were called to an unusual rescue in Blackpool.

More top stories: Blackpool Council to invest more cash in £25m conference centre project - but how much?A crew was called out to the Odeon on Rigby Road on Sunday, May 20 at around 8pm after a member of the public reported an animal trapped on the roof.

Firefighters arrived to discover a seagull had been caught in netting on top of the building.

A spokesman for the fire service said: "A member of the public spotted the distressed bird from the street.

"We used a ladder to access the bird and freed it from the netting.

"It was quiet at first as it had been there a while, but it soon livened up.

"It had a good go at trying to peck us but it was just scared."

Firefighters report that the bird seemed happy enough to be freed and flew away without any apparent injury.