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| Blaze engulfs town centre shops | Blaze engulfs town centre shops |
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| A huge fire has engulfed a shopping centre in Blackpool. | A huge fire has engulfed a shopping centre in Blackpool. |
| More than 75 firefighters have been tackling the blaze which started in Clifton Street, close to Talbot Square, in the early hours. | More than 75 firefighters have been tackling the blaze which started in Clifton Street, close to Talbot Square, in the early hours. |
| Seven people, including a baby, have been moved to safety and are being looked after by council staff. No injuries have been reported. | |
| David Baker, who was in a nearby pub, said the surrounding streets were filled with smoke and ash. | |
| There are fire engines everywhere and the fire hoses are running streets away from where the fire is David Baker The fire started in a ground-floor shop and has now gone through the roof of the three-storey building, a fire brigade spokesman said. | |
| Three aerial ladders are being used to bring the fire under control. | Three aerial ladders are being used to bring the fire under control. |
| Mr Baker was with friends in a pub a few streets away when they smelt smoke and went outside to investigate. | |
| "You could smell the smoke inside the pub so we went outside and all the streets were filled with smoke and ash was falling from the sky," he said. | |
| The 28-year-old IT worker from Sheffield managed to film the fire on his mobile phone. | |
| "We thought we would go and take a closer look and flames were coming out of the top of the building and out of the side. | |
| "There were quite a few people watching and cars had stopped in the street but you can't get anywhere near it now. | |
| "There are fire engines everywhere and the fire hoses are running streets away from where the fire is." | |
| Lancashire police said there were no reported injuries. | Lancashire police said there were no reported injuries. |
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