Fire crews fight chimney blaze on Preston estate

Fire crews using an aerial ladder platform spent almost two hours fighting a chimney blaze in Preston.
Pope Lane in Moor Nook where fire crews tackled a chimney blazePope Lane in Moor Nook where fire crews tackled a chimney blaze
Pope Lane in Moor Nook where fire crews tackled a chimney blaze

Two fire engines and an ALP were mobilised at just after 2.35pm today after 999 calls about heavy smoke coming from the chimney of a house on Pope Lane in the Moor Nook area of the city.

A brigade spokesman said: "It wasn't a major blaze, the house itself wasn't on fire. But it was very fiddly to put out.

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"The aerial ladder platform was sent so the firefighters could get better access to the chimney from on high.

"There was quite a lot of smoke coming from the chimney which prompted people to call us."