Man rescued from fire in Blackburn town centre

4:04pm Tuesday 23rd October 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Emma Cruces, Reporter

Fire crews at the scene Fire crews at the scene

A MAN has been rescued from a fire in Blackburn town centre.

Fire crews were called after smoke was seen coming from an upstairs printing business in Northgate.

Firefighters rescued a man from the first floor property at 2pm.

Two crews attended the blaze, which saw the first floor severely damaged by heat and smoke.

The rescued man was taken by ambulance to Royal Blackburn Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

See tomorrow's Lancashire Telegraph for more on this story.

  • A video from the scene of the fire

Comments (8)

4:37pm Tue 23 Oct 12

Chrissy camel says...

Two crews attended the blaze????? Good old LT getting it wrong again! Yes it shows 2 in your picture but you obviously turned up as they had already packed up and started to leave!
Two crews attended the blaze????? Good old LT getting it wrong again! Yes it shows 2 in your picture but you obviously turned up as they had already packed up and started to leave! Chrissy camel

7:14pm Tue 23 Oct 12

t-shirt printer says...

ghanto wrote:
INSURANCE ANYONE??
Insurance you **** get a grip
[quote][p][bold]ghanto[/bold] wrote: INSURANCE ANYONE??[/p][/quote]Insurance you **** get a grip t-shirt printer

7:16pm Tue 23 Oct 12

t-shirt printer says...

Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????
Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ???? t-shirt printer

2:04am Wed 24 Oct 12

2 for 5p says...

t-shirt printer wrote:
Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????
Because insurance is easier
[quote][p][bold]t-shirt printer[/bold] wrote: Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????[/p][/quote]Because insurance is easier 2 for 5p

2:05am Wed 24 Oct 12

2 for 5p says...

t-shirt printer wrote:
Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????
Because insurance is easier
[quote][p][bold]t-shirt printer[/bold] wrote: Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????[/p][/quote]Because insurance is easier 2 for 5p

9:28am Wed 24 Oct 12

KamikazeTurkey says...

2 for 5p wrote:
t-shirt printer wrote:
Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????
Because insurance is easier
t-shirt printer says...
Insurance you **** get a grip

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Well you certainly aren't doing your business any favours being abrupt towards people like you have just done above, Are you?
[quote][p][bold]2 for 5p[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]t-shirt printer[/bold] wrote: Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????[/p][/quote]Because insurance is easier[/p][/quote]t-shirt printer says... Insurance you **** get a grip -------------------- -------------------- ----------- Well you certainly aren't doing your business any favours being abrupt towards people like you have just done above, Are you? KamikazeTurkey

10:11am Wed 24 Oct 12

ladysal says...

KamikazeTurkey wrote:
2 for 5p wrote:
t-shirt printer wrote: Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????
Because insurance is easier
t-shirt printer says... Insurance you **** get a grip -------------------- -------------------- ----------- Well you certainly aren't doing your business any favours being abrupt towards people like you have just done above, Are you?
Picture the scene.....
Your thriving business has just suffered a severe setback due to fire. You are, to say the least, somewhat shocked.
Along comes person "know it all", casting aspersions as to the reasons for the fire.
You ask, naturally, why someone would do that to a thriving business, only to get the throw away comment "because insurance is easier" (which I note has now been removed by the powers that be, along with the response).
In the circumstances, I think I short, terse response is entirely understandable. If it had been my house / business which had gone up in smoke, I think I would have done the same with as much, if not more, bad language.
[quote][p][bold]KamikazeTurkey[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]2 for 5p[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]t-shirt printer[/bold] wrote: Y wud I wNt to destroy a thriving business ????[/p][/quote]Because insurance is easier[/p][/quote]t-shirt printer says... Insurance you **** get a grip -------------------- -------------------- ----------- Well you certainly aren't doing your business any favours being abrupt towards people like you have just done above, Are you?[/p][/quote]Picture the scene..... Your thriving business has just suffered a severe setback due to fire. You are, to say the least, somewhat shocked. Along comes person "know it all", casting aspersions as to the reasons for the fire. You ask, naturally, why someone would do that to a thriving business, only to get the throw away comment "because insurance is easier" (which I note has now been removed by the powers that be, along with the response). In the circumstances, I think I short, terse response is entirely understandable. If it had been my house / business which had gone up in smoke, I think I would have done the same with as much, if not more, bad language. ladysal

2:51pm Wed 24 Oct 12

2 for 5p says...

Hey t shirt man did you have insurance
Hey t shirt man did you have insurance 2 for 5p

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