A FIRE broke out in a house during the early hours of the morning.

Firefighters were called to a house on Keswick Avenue in Orford shortly before 1am.

On arrival the crew discovered that there had been a small fire in the living room.

The fire was out when firefighters arrived.

Firefighters used a large fan to clear smoke from the house and were at the scene for around 20 minutes.

One fire engine from Warrington attended the incident.