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| 'Serious blaze' at Withington Minehead Resource Centre | 'Serious blaze' at Withington Minehead Resource Centre |
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| Firefighters have been working to tackle a "serious blaze" at a Manchester day care centre. | Firefighters have been working to tackle a "serious blaze" at a Manchester day care centre. |
| Crews were called to the Minehead Resource Centre on Dermot Murphy Close in Withington at about 21:00 GMT on Wednesday. | Crews were called to the Minehead Resource Centre on Dermot Murphy Close in Withington at about 21:00 GMT on Wednesday. |
| Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said about 30 firefighters were met by a "well-developed fire". | Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said about 30 firefighters were met by a "well-developed fire". |
| Group manager Damian O'Rourke said tackling the blaze had "not been helped by the high winds and bad weather". | Group manager Damian O'Rourke said tackling the blaze had "not been helped by the high winds and bad weather". |
| "There were quite a lot of flames and quite a lot of smoke in the area," he said. | "There were quite a lot of flames and quite a lot of smoke in the area," he said. |
| He said the first crews at the fire had had to ask for "additional appliances because the fire was developing quite well". | He said the first crews at the fire had had to ask for "additional appliances because the fire was developing quite well". |
| At its peak, four engines and an aerial platform were used to bring the blaze under control. | At its peak, four engines and an aerial platform were used to bring the blaze under control. |
| Mr O'Rourke said the service would be "working with social services to try and work out how we can best deal with the disruption" as the centre was "really well used". | Mr O'Rourke said the service would be "working with social services to try and work out how we can best deal with the disruption" as the centre was "really well used". |
| A fire service spokesman said part of the building had been saved "to the rear, but it was a very intense fire". | |
| He said the cause of the fire was unknown and a joint investigation with Greater Manchester Police was under way. | |
| Manchester City Council said people who were due to use the centre would be sent to other facilities in the area. |