AN investigation is underway after rubbish was 'deliberately' set on fire next to a house.
Firefighters were called to the incident in Cleaver Street in Burnley at around 2.45pm.
Two fire crews attended the scene and found rubbish next to a house had been set on fire and they used hose reels to extinguish it.
A fire service spokesman said: "We were called to a fire involving rubbish against the side of a house.
"The fire is believed to have been started deliberately.
"We are investigating what has happened and will be working with police.
"Nobody was injured."
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