Fire crews tackle high-rise fire in Preston

Preston fire crews rushed to a kitchen fire inside a high-rise flat in Moor Lane yesterday (Monday, January 4).
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 5th Jan 2021, 09:13 BST
Updated 5th Jan 2021, 09:20 BST
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Five fire engines and the aerial ladder platform responded to the emergency call-out at the 10-storey IQ Kopa student accommodation block at 12.04pm.

Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus and a hose reel entered the flat to extinguish the fire, with assistance from the aerial ladder platform.

No injuries have been reported.

Five fire engines and the aerial ladder platform were called to tackle a kitchen fire in a high-rise in Moor Lane, Preston yesterday (January 4). Pic: GoogleFive fire engines and the aerial ladder platform were called to tackle a kitchen fire in a high-rise in Moor Lane, Preston yesterday (January 4). Pic: Google
Five fire engines and the aerial ladder platform were called to tackle a kitchen fire in a high-rise in Moor Lane, Preston yesterday (January 4). Pic: Google
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A fire service spokesman said: "At 12.04pm, five fire engines from Preston, Penwortham, Fulwood and Bamber Bridge rushed to the an incident on Moor Lane, Preston.

"The fire involved the kitchen of a high-rise domestic property.

"Firefighters used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel and the aerial ladder platform to extinguish the fire. Crews were detained for one hour."

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