Electrical fault sparks fire in Bolton shop

It has been confirmed that a blaze at a Bargain Booze store in Bolton, Lancashire, at the weekend was started in an electrical unit.

Fire crews were alerted to the fire at the store in Halliwell Road around 8.30pm on Saturday evening.

The firefighters, who had been sent on behalf of Bolton Central station, had to tackle the blaze, which had originated from the basement of the building.

Thermal imaging cameras and other equipment was used to assess the fire and stop it from spreading further.

The firefighters managed to prevent the flames from reaching the shop level, although the shop had to close due to the amount of smoke present in the premises.

In addition to this, the area surrounding the Bargain Booze store was cordoned off during Sunday as a precaution.

The source of the fire was confirmed by engineers from Electricity North West who investigated the scene and conducted repairs to the damaged unit.

Crew Commander Carl Haslam said:

“We isolated the internal electricity supply but because the external supply was affected, we had to wait for Electricity North West to come so the shop was closed because of the smoke.”