Blackpool fire crews tackle cooker fire in deserted flat

A cooker fire in an empty flat prompted an emergency call out, firefighters said.
Homfield Road, North Shore.Homfield Road, North Shore.
Homfield Road, North Shore.

Two fire engines from Bispham and Blackpool were called to a uninhabited flat on Holmfield Road, close to the Queen's Promenade, North Shore, in Blackpool at 5am today.

Crews said the fire involved a faulty electric cooker inside the flat, and disconnected it from the electricity supply to make it safe.

No injuries were reported.