FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue two teenage boys from the roof of an abandoned building in Barrow.

Police were also called to Buccleuch Dock Road on Barrow Island at around 3.50pm yesterday after receiving reports of two males on the roof of the former shipyard training centre.

Firefighters used ladders to rescue the two boys from the roof.

Previously, fire bosses have issued a stern warning to youths regarding the safety of the two abandoned buildings in Buccleuch Dock Road.

Just last month, crews from Barrow and Ulverston were called to an arson attack at one of the old sandstone mansions.

Station manager Paul Milburn said at the time: "Barrow has a lot of old, derelict properties like this and they can seem very tempting to youngsters wanting to explore but they need to realise the hazards and dangers involved; this is something that needs to be tackled."

The sandstone mansion is understood to have been built around 1890 and, along with a second similar property on the same road, would have been built for a senior manager at the shipbuilding works.

At the time they were built, the impressive properties overlooked the expansive Cavendish Park which included tennis courts and a cricket field. However, as the shipyard's footprint has expanded, the mansions are now hedged in on all sides by a heavily industrial area.

Owned by a private businesswoman, who is understood to have plans to convert the buildings into accommodation, the Buccleuch Dock Road mansions will remain boarded up until they can be restored to their former glory.