FIREFIGHTERS were called to Mill Hill, Little Hulton, early today after neighbours spotted a large fire in the garden of a house.

When they arrived at 12.40am, the firefighters found that the occupant was just burning an old sofa in his garden.

They were called to an address on Mill Hill at around 12.40am this morning after concerned residents spotted a large fire in the garden of a property and feared for the safety of the occupant.

But when firefighters arrived, they discovered that the occupant had decided to burn an old sofa in a bid to get rid of it.