FOUR Green Goddesses were quickly on the scene when a fire tore through the Aldi supermarket in Haydock on last Tuesday.
Two fire rescue crews, consisting of around 36 soldiers, worked for up to four hours to contain the blaze which had been started at about 7.45pm by an electrical fault in a compressor.
The operation was successful and the blaze was prevented from spreading to adjoining premises. Fire damage caused approximately 30 per cent damage to the store's building and roof. The steel structure buckled because of the intense heat but did not collapse.
The store on Branchway was closed when the fire broke and there were no reports of any injuries.
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