Firefighters from Bolton Central Fire Station were called to Derby Street, Deane, at 3.48am on the morning of Monday, January 27.
A passer-by had called them on his way to work after noticing a fire at a business along the main road.
Watch manager Mark Berry said: “It was a fire at a temporary office building at the premises.”
He added: “It’s extinguished now, there was a temporary road closure in place while we were on the scene but that’s been fully reopened now.”
The firefighters were in attendance for around two hours before returning to their base at Bolton Central Fire Station after ensuring the blaze was fully extinguished.
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No other people are believed to have been at the scene during the fire and no injuries have been reported.
Watch manager Berry commended the passer-by who had reported the fire to his team and recommended that people should always call the emergency services in cases like these.
In the event of an emergency members of the public should call 999 as soon as it is safe to do so.
