At approximately 05:46 am this morning, two fire engines from Millom and Broughton were mobilised to reports of a domestic property fire on Albert Street, Millom.

On arrival the crews located a fire in the kitchen.

Firefighters used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters were in attendance for approximately 35 minutes.

In a emergency residents should always call 999.