Emergency services have been dealing with a major incident at the Lillyhall Industrial Estate this morning.

A spokesman for The Great North Air Ambulance Service said a team was sent out to the industrial estate in Workington at 10:17 this morning and arrived on the scene at 10:35am.

Due to the nature of the incident, the team then returned to base at 11:23.

A spokesman for Cumbria Police said: "Police received a report from the North West Ambulance Service at 10.16am today of an incident at a unit at Pittwood Road, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington.

"The response to this incident is being coordinated by the Health & Safety Executive."

The North West Ambulance Service also confirmed it had attented the incident. 

A spokesman for the service said a call was received at 10:07am and an ambulance and rapid response team were sent out. 

Nobody was taken to hospital.

More to follow.