FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car fire outside a property in a village near Selby early today.

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews from Selby went to the fire in Maple Tree Avenue, Barlby, at 4.45am.

It said the fire had affected the porch of a property.

"Crews used breathing apparatus, hose reel jets, thermal imaging camera, lighting, cutters and spreaders to extinguish the fire," it added.