Fire at Birtwistle's Mill on Grane Road, Haslingden, October 2004 (Image: Newsquest)
A stray firework was believed to have started a major blaze in the disused offices of J H Birtwistle’s Mill on Grane Road, Haslingden, in October 2004.
More than 30 firefighters tackled the blaze which saw flames leaping into the night sky.
The Grane Road was closed to traffic for several hours and the blaze caused extensive damage to the roof of the two-storey block but did not spread to the main part of the mill.
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