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Leyland business park blaze contained to one building Huge fire rips through Leyland business park
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Firefighters tackling a massive blaze at a business park in Lancashire have now contained the flames to one building, the fire service has said. Firefighters tackling a massive blaze at a business park in Lancashire are expected to be at the scene through the night, the fire service has said.
The fire, which destroyed five buildings, broke out at Lancashire Enterprise Business Park in Leyland. The fire has destroyed five buildings at Lancashire Enterprise Business Park in Leyland.
More than 100 firefighters have been tackling the fire, during which explosions were heard, with local roads closed and rail travel disrupted. At its height, more than 100 firefighters tackled the fire, during which explosions were heard.
The west coast main line has now reopened but roads remain closed. Lancashire Fire and Rescue said it still had about 30 firefighters at the scene at 16:30 GMT.
The chief executive of Lancashire County Council Phil Halsall praised the firefighters for the way they dealt with the incident. The service said there were four fire engines, an aerial ladder and other support vehicles at the site, and they warned it could take two or three days to put out the fire completely.
"This was a very serious fire and it is a testament to their efforts that it appears nobody has been injured," he said. The fire broke out on Wednesday evening.
And he promised tenants of the business park the county council would do its best to return operations to normal as soon as possible.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue said it still had 60 firefighters at the scene at 06:30 GMT, along with eight fire engines, an aerial ladder and other support vehicles.
It said the fire had been contained but warned it could take two or three days to put it out completely.
'Ready-made fuel''Ready-made fuel'
There have been no reports of injuries, but 20 homes were initially evacuated because of fears drifting smoke could be toxic. Chief executive of Lancashire County Council Phil Halsall praised the firefighters for the way they dealt with the blaze.
Paul Richardson, from the fire service, said one of the buildings involved had been storing toilet paper, a "ready-made fuel for fire", and some had wide areas of air space which had allowed the fire to circulate and spread quickly. "This was a very serious fire and it is a testament to their efforts that it appears nobody has been injured."
It is believed the explosions heard in the area came from beer barrels in one of the buildings. He promised tenants of the business park that the county council would do its best to return operations to normal as soon as possible.
The west coast main line was closed until about midnight as smoke was blowing across the track, and concern about the explosions. There are no reports of delays on Thursday. Paul Richardson, from the fire service, said one of the buildings affected had been storing toilet paper, a "ready-made fuel for fire", and some had wide areas of air space which had allowed the fire to circulate and spread quickly.
It is believed explosions heard in the area came from beer barrels in one of the buildings.
The west coast main line was closed until about midnight as smoke was blowing across the track, and concern about the explosions. There are no reports of delays on Thursday, but some roads remain closed.
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