300 homes evacuated near Warrington garage fire

A blaze at a garage in Warrington town centre caused severe disruption to the Manchester to Liverpool train line.

The fire started at around 5pm on 28th July. About 300 local residents were evacuated from their homes while firefighters extinguished the blaze. Diversions were in place as roads were closed for safety reasons.

A 200m cordon was set up amid reports there were acetylene cylinders stored inside.

A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said: “The protective cordon has been considerably reduced and most of the residents living in the area are being allowed to return to their homes. A small number of homes closest to the garage that caught fire are still out of bounds for the time being. Residents who need to find out if they can return should visit the Fairfield Neighbourhood Project centre which has details of which houses continue to be within the much smaller cordon.”

It is not yet known what caused the fire.