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Black smoke seen rising near Preston Docks

Posted on - 24th January, 2019 - 4:30pm | Author - | Posted in - Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston News, Riversway
Smoke plume near Preston Docks Pic: Kevin Edwards/Blog Preston
Smoke plume near Preston Docks Pic: Kevin Edwards/Blog Preston

A large plume of smoke can be seen drifting across Preston Docks on Thursday (24 January) afternoon.

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Pictures sent to Blog Preston show the billowing black smoke in the direction of Preston Motor Village.

The fire looks to have started around 4pm.

A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the fire was “a small fire in the open, it took one crew around five minutes to put it out.”

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