Arson suspected at Lancashire industrial unit
Firefighters attended a large fire at an industrial unit in Elswick in Lancashire on the evening of 18th March.
Four crews arrived at the scene at around 6.34pm on Sunday and remained there until around 10.30pm.
The unit is in a residential area but no other properties were damaged in the fire and no casualties were reported.
Incident Commander, Geoff Etheridge said: “There were some propane cylinders and welding equipment inside. Firefighters worked hard to get this fire under control. There was minimal damage to the adjacent units. The firefighters did a good job to put a stop to it and stop it spreading further.”
It is not yet known what caused the fire but police have confirmed that arson is suspected. An investigation will now be carried out.
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