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100 years ago in Salford: Three burned in epic Cadishead oil refinery fire ‘seen for miles’

Described as “the most serious fire in 50 years”, the New Mana Cadishead oil refinery fire still lives long in local memory. Three men, including the refinery...

Early morning fire at Canon Hussey Court ‘was false alarm’

A suspected fire at Canon Hussey Court in Salford this morning turned out to be a false alarm. Three fire crews from Salford Central were called to the high-rise block...

Man, 50, ‘lucky to be alive’ after firefighters pull him from burning flat

Firefighters say a man is lucky to be alive after they rescued him from a fire in his Salford home. Crews found the 50-year-old lying face down in a smoke-logged flat on...

Pictured: 50 homes evacuated in Cadishead as fire crews battle gas-threat garage blaze

Firefighters evacuated 50 homes and erected a 150-metre cordon in Cadishead, Salford, after explosive gas cylinders were found in a garage fire. At around 8pm on Sunday...

Cadishead fire: Two streets evacuated in gas fears over garage blaze

Residents have been evacuated on Nelson Street and Allotment Road in Cadishead after fire broke out in a garage containing gas cylinders. Fire crews were called at...

Car on fire explodes at Eccles petrol station

A car caught ablaze at a petrol station in Eccles. Two fire crews from Eccles were called to the BP garage on Wellington Road at 5.20pm this afternoon, Thursday 1...

Arson probe over Salford house fire

An empty mid-terraced house went up in flames last night in Weaste, Salford. Fire crews from Salford and Agecroft were called by local residents to Emerson Steet at...

Salford fire: Commercial building in Weaste goes up in flames

A building caught ablaze today on the Weaste trading estate in Salford. At around 12.45pm on Monday 28 September large plumes of acrid black smoke were thrown into the...

Fire breaks out in Manchester flat

A fire broke out at a flat near Mancunian Way this morning, Tuesday 22 September. The blaze started in the kitchen of a second-floor flat on Blantyre Street at around...

Second-hand video games console sparks serious blaze

A bargain video games console caught ablaze in an electrical fire which threatened to engulf a woman’s house. She had bought the console second-hand earlier that...