Emergency services were sent to a building fire which is now being treated as arson.

Crews from Blackburn were called to reports of a building fire on Haslingden Road at around 9.25pm on Sunday.

On arrival they found the fire actually involved a shipping container, which had been used as an office on a works site.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Fire crews used one hose reel and one breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.

"Crews were in attendance approximately 45 minutes and a joint fire and police investigation is now underway into the cause."