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Crews find asbestos roof in blazing Burnley factory
10:28am Tuesday 24th June 2008
Firefighters spent several hours tackling a fire at a factory in Burnley last night.
Crews were called to the industrial unit in Holmes Street at 8.20pm, where the 30metre-squared building was well ablaze.
Extra precautions had to be taken due to its asbestos-lined roof.
Fire crews are back at the scene today to check the building is safe.
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Picture of the fire by Lancashire Telegraph Jay Payne
Fire crews at the scene last night
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frank, great harwood says...
2:32pm Tue 24 Jun 08
was it lost or was it an arsonist?