Two fire engines from Nelson and Colne attended a kitchen fire in a house on Whitehall Street in Nelson shortly after 4am. Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus used one hose reel and a ventilation unit to extinguish the fire.
Just before 6am, four fire engines from Darwen and Bolton attended a fire in a church on Bolton Road, Darwen.
Crews equipped with breathing apparatus used one hose reel and two ventilation units to extinguish the fire and an investigation into the cause is underway.