A POPULAR town centre bar was badly damaged in a blaze early today.
The bar area of Baroque, in Northgate, Blackburn, was affected after an electical fault on a fridge at 3.45am.
Firefighters said the venue was saved from more severe damage because it had a alarm.
An automatic fire door prevented the smoke from damaging other parts of the building.
A man asleep on the third floor was also alerted by the alarm and managed to walk to safety.
Station Officer Aidan Fortune said: "It was quite a severe fire.
"There was considerable amount of smoke drifting over the road.
"All the precautions did work, but the bar will not be reopened until it has been redecorated."
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