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Explosion from JCB catching fire awakens Broughton
Posted on - 12th April, 2019 - 8:59am | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Broughton, Preston News
Parts of Broughton and Fulwood were woken by small explosions during Thursday night.
The fire, which was on land off Sandy Gate Lane behind Broughton High School, involved a JCB.
An investigation is underway by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service into the cause of the fire.
A large bonfire had been set around 700m from the road and this is understood to have spread to the JCB.
Read more: Homes off the Broughton Bypass are thrown out by councillors
Crews from Fulwood and Preston were in attendance for around two hours from 10.50pm on Thursday (11 April).
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