Fire crews tackle flat fire close to Lancaster City FC's Giant Axe ground.

Firefighters tackled a blaze in a ground floor flat close to Lancaster City's football ground this afternoon.
Hubert Road with the football ground at the bottom.Hubert Road with the football ground at the bottom.
Hubert Road with the football ground at the bottom.

Three crews from Morecambe and Bolton-le-Sands were called to the building in Hubert Place, off West Road, at around 1:20pm.

They wore breathing apparatus and used a hose reel and a ventilation unit to clear smoke from the flat.

The crews were at the scene for around 45 minutes. There were no casualties.

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