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   Firefighters battle through night in Clifton
Fire crews were working all night on Tuesday evening to battle a fire on Clifton Business Park. At just after 10.30pm on Tuesday 15 June, firefighters were called to an unoccupied commercial premise on on Bolton Road in the Swinton area. The two storey building was already well in flames when firefighters arrived at the property, and over 40 firefighters were forced to use water jets, breathing apparatus and a Hydraulic Platform Vehicle to bring the first-floor fire under control, preventing it from spreading to a number of adjoining properties. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue said: "Specialist Fire Scene Investigators are working to establish the cause of the fire." One of the units at Clifton under construction No road closures happened as a result of the fire but Fire Crews remained in attendance throughout the night carrying out damping down operations. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
