Burnley fire crews tackle barge blaze on Leeds Liverpool Canal

Fire crews from Burnley and Nelson attended the scene of the incident on the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Lower Rosegrove Lane on Monday evening at 8-30pm, using one hosereel to extinguish the flames on the 30foot vessel.

Fire crews were called out to a barge blaze in Burnley this week.

Two fire engines, from Burnley and Nelson, attended the scene of the incident on the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Lower Rosegrove Lane on Monday evening at 8-30pm.

Teams used one hosereel to extinguish the flames on the 30foot vessel and they spent just over an hour at the scene.

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