Firefighters were called out to deal with a motorbike that had caught alight.

The incident happened in Mardale Road, Carlisle, shortly before 9.30pm last night.

The vehicle was said to be at the back of the property.

The crew extinguished it with a hose reel.

Earlier in the evening, about 6.30pm, a crew was sent to London Road to deal with a large rubbish fire.