Lancashire Fire and Rescue update following house fire in Cunliffe Road, Blackpool

Firefighters tackled a house fire for nearly two hours in Cunliffe Road last night.

The emergency service was called at 10.22pm to the kitchen blaze and assisted a casualty at the scene before the person was passed to the care of North West Ambulance Service.

Two fire engines from Blackpool and South Shore used breathing apparatus, hose reel jets, lighting and a gas monitor to extinguish the fire.

A spokesperson from LFRS said: “Crews were in attendance for approximately one hour and fifty minutes. One casualty was assisted by fire crews and passed in to the care of North west ambulance service.”