Blackburn Open Day
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Join us at Blackburn Fire Station for our Open Day on Sunday 23rd August, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.Face paintingFood stallsRaffle and tombola with great prizesBurn displa...
Preston, Bamber Bridge, Penwortham, Longridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Burnley, Hyndburn
House explosion in Longridge
At 10:31 on 01 September, eight fire engines from Preston, Bamber Bridge, Penwortham, Longridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Leyland, Hyndburn and other specialist appliances including Urban Search and Rescue units, attended a reported gas explosion on Wheatley Drive, Longridge. One casualty was taken to the hospital by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) paramedics. Crews are likely to remain in attendance for some hours.
Update 11:19 - this incident has been reduced to three pumps and Urban Search and Rescue.
Update 14:52 - road closures remain in place. Please continue to avoid the area.
