FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire in a flat that started in a waste bin in Bristol.

At 2.29am this morning crews from Temple and Bedminster Fire Stations were called to Ship Lane in the Redcliffe area to reports of a fire within a flat.

Once on scene firefighters found the cause of the fire in a waste bin and used high pressure hose reels to tackle it.

The cause of the fire was thought to be accidental.