Firefighters tackle early morning high street blaze

Fire crews were called to the building fire on Church Street in Ormskirk after being alerted to the blaze at 6.18am this morning (November 30).

A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Four fire engines from Ormskirk, Chorley, and Skelmersdale responded to a building fire. Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel jet, one thermal imaging camera, and a ventilation unit to extinguish the fire.

“Crews were on site for ninety minutes.”