Firefighters called to Burnley fire

8:32pm Monday 12th July 2010

Firefighters spent an hour tackling a blaze involving LPG gas cylinders and railway sleepers near a railway line in Oswald Street, Burnley.

Police called the fire service to the scene at 6.45pm amid fears the cylinders could explode.

A hose reel was used to cool the cylinders for 20 minutes before they were moved and the scene declared safe.

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