Lancashire Fire and Rescue rush to two late-night blazes in neighbouring Blackpool streets
The fires broke out within an hour of each other in neighbouring streets
Blackpool firefighters used a grinder to force their way into a disused building alight in Chapel Street.
They were called to the abandoned chippy, boarded up with metal shutters, at 9.22pm last night, just an hour after an earlier blaze - also at a takeaway - in a neighbouring street.
Four fire engines from across the Fylde Coast raced to the scene but couldn’t gain entry until they had sliced their way through the metal plating on the door, pulling it free to gain access.
Once inside they used breathing apparatus, hose reels to extinguish the flames.
One firefighter climbed a thirteen and a half metre ladder to inspect the first floor. They were there for 30 minutes.
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The call was the second one of the evening.
At around 8.30pm three fire engines were called to the Suli Grill and BBQ on the corner of Central Drive and Paletine Road.
Smoke could clearly be seen rising from the roof as crews rolled the hose water jets to tackled the flames.
A triple extension ladder and small tools were needed to safely extinguish the flames. They were there for two hours.