A FIRE broke out last night in Feniscowles before re-igniting again this morning.
The blaze occurred in Finnington Lane at around 6.50pm last night where firefighters found a large pile of household waste in flames.
The fire was put out by crews from Blackburn and Bamber Bridge but when they returned to inspect the site this morning the waste had re-ignited.
Blackburn crews currently dealing with a large rubbish Fire on Finnington Lane. pic.twitter.com/NGlGZ3DeJR
— Blackburn Fire (@Blackburn_Fire) October 9, 2016
Firefighters were called out to the second blaze at around 9.25am this morning and there were reports of drivers seeing a lot of smoke coming across the M65.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have made the Environment Agency aware of the situation.
Firefighters will be returning to the site at around 4pm this afternoon to inspect it.
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