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Fire crews tackle blaze at flats under construction

Mike Stevens
BBC News, Lancashire
Reporting fromLancaster
Joshua Brandwood Plumes of black smoke billow into the sky as a fire sweeps through a construction site of new flats on Parliament Street, LancasterJoshua Brandwood
Plumes of black smoke can be seen across Lancaster

Firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at a construction site where flats are being built.

The fire broke out earlier at the block of flats on Parliament Street in Lancaster.

Six fire engines are at the scene and roads in the area have been closed while Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service deals with the blaze.

The fire service warned people living nearby who could smell or see smoke to keep their windows and doors shut.

Joshua Brandwood Firefighters on an aerial platform use water pumps to put out a blaze at the top of a block of flats under construction in LancasterJoshua Brandwood
Six fire engines are at the site, LFRS said

Stagecoach said its buses had been diverted via Bulk Road into Lancaster until further notice.

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