News stories tagged as "fire"

Darwen Fire – road closures

Published at: 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.

Clearing work starting at fire-hit church

Published at: 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.

Exclusion zone around Winter Hill

Published at: Thursday 5 July 2018 at 3:52 pm

Firefighters tackling the huge moorland blaze on Winter Hill have created an exclusion zone.

Blackburn waste offender prosecuted

Published at: 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.

Major fire at former plastics site in Blackburn now under control

Published at: 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.

UPDATE: Blackburn Central Library reopens following small fire in the basement

Published at: 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.

Blackburn Central Library closed following small fire in the basement

Published at: 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.