This is why fire crews were in Chorley town centre early this morning

Three fire crews were called to Chorley this morning to deal with a fire in the town centre.

The crews, from Bamber Bridge and Chorley fire stations, attended reports of a fire at a commercial premise on New Market Street, at 6.01am.

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Three fire crews were called to Chorley this morning

Upon arrival firefighters found that a store room in the premise was smoke logged due to a faulty compressor and firefighters used two breathing apparatus, a gas monitor and two ventilation units to make the scene safe.

Firefighters were in attendance for approximately two hours.

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