CREWS tackled a kitchen fire in Runcorn in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday.

Firefighters were called to the incident on The Glebe at around 2.50am.

The fire involved a bin bag full of household rubbish in a kitchen.

The fire was extinguished and a large fan was used to clear smoke from the property.

One fire engine from Widnes attended as well as two fire engines from Runcorn.