Eight fire engines rush to blaze at commercial building near Preston
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Fire crews from Fulwood, Preston, Penwortham, Leyland, Wesham, Chorley, Longridge, and Blackpool, and an aerial ladder platform from Blackburn, attended the scene in Tabley Lane at around 9.40am.
The fire reportedly affected an industrial unit approximately 60m x 20m in size.
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No casualties were reported but an investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway, the fire service said.
In an update posted at 12:36pm, a spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "This incident has now been reduced to three fire engines and the aerial ladder platform."
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