8. Plastics fire
A “huge” fire has caused “the loss” of a food packaging factory in Bamber Bridge, according to Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service.
Incident commander Jerry Cragg said the blaze could have become even more damaging. “Had it managed to spread to those silos and a taller building next door, we would have had another huge fire to deal with,” he said.
Up to 30 staff were evacuated from Total Polyfilm’s factory, after a small fire was stoked by stored fuel supplies early morning of May 11.