Date: 29/12/2017
Time: 00:08:00
Address: Leeds Road, Nelson
Incident Number: 1712008519
Fire had broken through the roof of an end-terraced property and firefighting resources of two fire engines and crews from Nelson, two from Burnley, the Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) and support engine from Hyndburn and a pump and crew from Blackburn were assigned. The row of ten terraced houses was evacuated as a precaution to get people away from the smoke and there were no casualties. The cause of the fire is under investigation.