Emergency services were called in the early hours to an incident where a disused ambulance went up in flames in Accrington.

In the Church area, residents in Maden Street were woken up by a ‘big bang’ at around 1am on Sunday, November 24.

Firefighters and police were called to the scene at just 1am after reports of a vehicle on fire.

It took crews 40 minutes to extinguish the fireIt took crews 40 minutes to extinguish the fire (Image: Sue Lee)

Two crews from Hyndburn station spent around 40 minutes putting out the blaze and no one was injured.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service are now investigating the cause of the fire.

A fire service spokesperson said: “At 1.16am, two fire engines from Hyndburn attended a large vehicle fire on Maden Street, Church, Accrington.

“Firefighters used two breathing apparatus and two hose reels to extinguish the fire and were at the scene for 40 minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation."