Lancashire firefighters kept busy with house fire rescue and Christmas tree in a marquee blaze

At 5.42pm on Monday two fire engines from Lancaster attended Dalton Square, Lancaster, following reports of a fire involving a Christmas tree in a marquee.

The fire was out on arrival.

Crews used two first aid kits, one hose reel jet and a hearth kit to deal with the incident.

Crews were in attendance for approximately sixty minutes.

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Another same day incident saw two fire engines from Blackpool and Bispham dispatched to a home on Fairfax Avenue in Blackpool.

Crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to ventilate the property.

One casualty suffered smoke inhalation and an ambulance attended.

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Crews were detained for one hour.