Emergency crews tackle ‘large vehicle fire’ on M65 for three hours near Burnley
Emergency services spent more than three hours tackling a vehicle fire on the M65 near Burnley.
A “large vehicle” caught fire on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 9 (Rose Grove) and 8 (Hapton) at around 12.50pm on Thursday (March 2).
Three fire engines from Hyndburn, Burnley and Padiham, along with the water bowser from Leyland attended the scene.
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The vehicle was “well alight” when crews arrived.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reels, a light portable pump, small tools and dammit mats to extinguish the flames.
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Hide AdCrews were in attendance for just over three hours.