FIREFIGHTERS rushed to the scene after a blaze started in a chimney.

Crews went out to a house in Bootle near Millom after the chimney set alight.

The firefighters used a hose reel as well as chimney rods to extinguish the fire.

In tackling the fire, firefighters also made use of a thermal imaging camera.

Crews were called to the incident when it happened just before 7pm on Monday March 30.

They were there for around 20 minutes in total.