Heywood shop blaze

Date published: 28 September 2010


Fire-fighters tackled a fire at a commercial premise on Bury Street in Heywood last night (Monday 27 September 2010).

The fire service received reports of the fire at 8.30pm. On arrival they found a fire involving a joiners shop.

Five Fire Crews, from Heywood, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Atherton fire stations wore breathing apparatus and used jets and a hydraulic platform to tackle the fire, which caused damage to a large quantity of timber within the shop along with the roof.

The fire was caused by radiated heat from a wood burner.

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