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09/01/2013
Morecambe Shopping Street Blaze Extinguished
More than 30 firefighters worked to stop the spread of a fire in one of Morecambe's major shopping areas.
Crews from Morecambe were joined by others from Lancaster, Carnforth and Bolton le Sands to tackle the fire at the corner of Yorkshire Street and Regent Road in the early hours.
Incident commander Mark Hutton said firefighters were called to the scene just after 04:19am.
There were fears over homeless sleeping in the building but Mr Hutton said: "We have searched the building extensively and we don't believe there to be anybody inside."
The fire has been out out but traffic flow to the area is limited.
(GK)
Crews from Morecambe were joined by others from Lancaster, Carnforth and Bolton le Sands to tackle the fire at the corner of Yorkshire Street and Regent Road in the early hours.
Incident commander Mark Hutton said firefighters were called to the scene just after 04:19am.
There were fears over homeless sleeping in the building but Mr Hutton said: "We have searched the building extensively and we don't believe there to be anybody inside."
The fire has been out out but traffic flow to the area is limited.
(GK)
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