Fire crews called to Freckleton Road, Kirkham after gas explosion - the second in Lancashire in a week

Emma Downey
By Emma Downey

Senior reporter

Published 4th Sep 2024, 12:19 BST
Updated 4th Sep 2024, 13:29 BST
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Fire crews were called to a property in Kirkham after a gas explosion.

Two fire engines from Wesham and South Shore, Urban Search and Rescue, and a drone attended an explosion of a two-storey domestic property on Freckleton Road at 2.40am this morning.

Fire crews called to Freckleton Road, Kirkham after explosionFire crews called to Freckleton Road, Kirkham after explosion
Fire crews called to Freckleton Road, Kirkham after explosion | Google

Crews then used a gas monitor and made the scene safe.

They were in attendance for two hours and 15 minutes.

A spokeserson for the Fire Service said that no-one was injured in the blast but that an investigation is underway to determine the cause. Join our new WhatsApp Community to get the latest news and top stories from across Lancashire directly to your phone.

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This is the second explosion at a property in Lancashire in the past week.

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On Sunday morning eight fire engines from Preston, Bamber Bridge, Penwortham, Longridge, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Leyland, Hyndburn and other specialist appliances including Urban Search and Rescue units, attended a reported gas explosion on Wheatley Drive in Longridge after neighbours reported hearing a 'huge bang' that 'shook houses'.

Police have said a joint investigation will be launched in due course with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the cause and circumstances that led the suspected gas explosion.Police have said a joint investigation will be launched in due course with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the cause and circumstances that led the suspected gas explosion.
Police have said a joint investigation will be launched in due course with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the cause and circumstances that led the suspected gas explosion. | UGC

The explosion has left a man in hospital with serious injuries.

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Police have said a joint investigation will be launched in due course with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the cause and circumstances that led the suspected gas explosion.

Anyone with information is asked to email [email protected] or call 101. Quote log 492 of 1st September 2024.

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