WATCH: Firefighters called to iconic shoe-making factory in Northampton after reports of smoke coming from the building

Fire crews have been called out an iconic shoe-making factory in Northampton after reports of smoke at the building.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is currently dealing with the incident at Church's Shoe Factory in St James' Rd.

The crews left at around 11am after clearing smoke from the building following a small fire.

An NFRS spokesman said: "Crews discovered that the building had been evacuated and that there had been a small fire in an extraction unit that was out upon arrival.

“The extraction unit was removed from the premises and damped down, while firefighters carried out a full thermal image scan of the building and found that temperatures were ambient and there was no obvious risk of fire spread.

"Smoke was cleared from the building using an extraction system on location at the premises.

“Fire engines from Daventry and attended the incident and left the scene shortly after 11am.”