Firefighters worked tirelessly to put out a blaze at Clayton Hall landfill site in Dawson Lane on Wednesday (July 13).
These were the scenes:
1. Fire at Clayton Hall landfill site
Eight fire engines from Bamber Bridge, Chorley, Leyland, Fulwood, Blackburn and Penwortham first attended the incident in Dawson Lane at around 12.15am on Wednesday (July 13). Photo: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
2. Fire at Clayton Hall landfill site
The command support unit from Fulwood as well as a Hagglund all-terrain vehicle and water bowser were also called to help extinguish the fire. Photo: Environment Agency
3. Fire at Clayton Hall landfill site
Crews discovered the fire involved a “large amount of landfill waste” that had gone up in flames at Clayton Hall Landfill site. Photo: National World
4. Fire at Clayton Hall landfill site
In an update posted at 1pm, LFRS confirmed the number of fire engines had increased to 15 and crews were continuing to battle the flames. Photo: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service