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Firefighters tackled fire at former BHS store in Fishergate

Posted on - 6th June, 2022 - 11:02am | Author - | Posted in - Bamber Bridge, Preston City Centre, Preston News
Firefighters attending the old BHS building on the Guildhall Street side Pic: Charlotte Louise

Firefighters were called out early on Sunday morning to a fire in the former BHS building in Preston city centre.

On June 5 2022, four fire engines from Preston, Bamber Bridge and Penwortham attended the commercial building fire at 01:45am in Fishergate.

Crews were pictured accessing the former department store from Guildhall Street.

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Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel, two thermal imaging cameras, a saw and ventilation units to extinguish the fire.

Crews were in attendance for approximately three hours.

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