FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in a factory.

Crews from Haslingden, Nelson, Darwen and Rawtenstall were called to Simonstone Lane, Simonstone at 3.50am.

A fire service spokesman said some machinery on a mezzanine floor of a foundry.

The spokesman said: "Firefighters used four breathing apparatus and two hose reels to extinguish the fire.

"Crews were at the scene for an hour-and-a-half."