Firefighters tackle blaze at Sparthbottoms

Date published: 29 August 2023


Firefighters spent three hours tackling a scrapyard fire in Sparthbottoms on Friday evening (25 August).

The fire service was called to reports of a fire on Corporation Road at around 7pm.

A spokesperson for GMFRS said: “Five fire engines from Rochdale, Heywood, Littleborough and Chadderton stations quickly attended the scene. The fire involves a number of cars and a brick storage unit in a scrapyard.

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels, handheld jets and other specialist equipment to extinguish the fire.

“Fire crews were in attendance for two hours and 45 minutes.”

 

Smoke filled the air
Smoke filled the air
© Greg Couzens

 

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