Fire crews tackle blaze in roof of home

Firefighters tackled a blaze that had spread to the roof of a home in Thornton.

Crews were called to Weldburn Walk at about 10pm on Saturday, to an initial 999 call reporting that a shed attached to a house was on fire.

Extra fire engines were then called for, after firefighters arriving at the scene discovered the blaze had spread to the roof of the house.

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There were four fire engines from Blackpool, Bispham and Fleetwood, as well as an aerial ladder platform.

Firefighters with breathing apparatus used two hosereel jets and a main jet to put out the blaze, using the aerial ladder platform to reach the roof and remove parts of it, so burning timber could be doused with water.

A statement from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said nobody was hurt, and said an investigation had begun into the cause of the fire.