Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Tuesday, 3rd September 2024, at 13:30hrs
Residents heard a loud bang this morning followed by thick black smoke billowing into the skies.
Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing over Burscough this morning following a fire at a residential property.
The fire that took place just before 7:30am this morning left residents wondering what had happened as they heard a loud bang like an explosion followed by thick black smoke across the skies.
Three fire engines from stations across Lancashire attended the scene on Rees Park with three hose reel jets and an aerial ladder platform being used to extinguish the fire.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service said,
“Three fire engines from Ormskirk and Wigan, along with the aerial ladder platform, with a supporting fire engine from Preston, and the drone attended a domestic premises on Rees Park, Burscough.
The fire involved a shed containing oxygen cylinders, which had spread to the property and an adjacent house. Firefighters used three hose reel jets, four breathing apparatus, a positive pressure ventilation fan, aerial ladder platform, and a gas monitor to extinguish the fire.
Crews remain on scene.
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