Landowners urged to clean up site after fly-tipping fire

The owners of a plot of derelict land have been asked to tidy it up after firefighters were called to put out blazing rubbish.

By The Newsroom

Published 4th Jun 2016, 10:24 BST

Updated 4th Jun 2016, 11:33 BST

Police spotted the fire in Frank Street, Preston at around 4.40am on Saturday and alerted fire crew who used a hose reel to extinguish it.

A fire brigade spokesman said: “There was an amount of rubbish which had been fly-tipped there and set on fire.

“There was also a considerable amount of other rubbish which has been fly-tipped over a period of time by people throwing stuff over the fence.

“We are now working with the council and the landowner to get it removed and the site made more secure.”