Fire at Bamber Bridge plastics manufacturer extinguished
A large fire that broke out at a plastics manufacturer in Lancashire has been put out after more than 5 hours.
Firefighters were called to Walton Summit business park in Bamber Bridge at 02:50 BST after a unit containing large quantities of fuel caught fire.
About 60 firefighters tackled the blaze, which they said "escalated very quickly" at the Total Polyfilm site.
The cause is not yet known but an investigation has been launched, the fire service said.
11 May 2016
- From the section Lancashire