Published on Friday 9 June 2023 at 4:01 pm
Following the fire that broke out at Pleasington Crematorium around 11.20am on Thursday 8 June, here are some key facts to explain what we know at this stage.
Filed under: fire | Pleasington Crematorium
Published on Thursday 8 June 2023 at 1:12 pm
Following a fire breaking out at Pleasington Crematorium around 11.20am today, we have issued the following statement.
Filed under: fire | Pleasington Crematorium
Published on Friday 7 August 2020 at 4:54 pm
A large fire has broken out at Kay Street in Darwen leading to some road closures in the area.
Filed under: Darwen | fire | road closures
Published on Wednesday 15 January 2020 at 11:35 am
Works are taking place at St John’s Church in Victoria Street to start to repair fire damage.
Filed under: crane | fire | repairs | road diversion | St John's Church
Published on Thursday 5 July 2018 at 3:52 pm
Firefighters tackling the huge moorland blaze on Winter Hill have created an exclusion zone.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service wants people to stay away from the area – which stretches from Rivington Pike to Horrocks Moor – for their own safety and to prevent more fires.
Filed under: exclusion zone | fire | Lancashire Fire and Rescue | Winter Hill
Published on Friday 5 January 2018 at 4:01 pm
A Director of a former Blackburn waste plastics recycling business has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work.
Filed under: fire | Harry Catherall | waste
Published on Monday 13 November 2017 at 10:10 am
Firefighters are continuing to tackle a major fire at a former waste plastics site in Blackburn, which is now under control.
Filed under: Blackburn | fire | firefighters | V10 Polymers
Published on Monday 22 June 2015 at 1:10 pm
Blackburn Central Library has now reopened following the small basement fire this morning and normal service has been resumed.
Filed under: Blackburn Central library | fire
Published on Monday 22 June 2015 at 11:19 am
A main electricity cable has overheated in Blackburn Central library and now needs to be completely replaced.
Filed under: Blackburn Central library | fire
