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Warburtons factory fire spotted from helicopter by Bank of Dave star
Firefighters are using 12 engines and two aerial ladder platforms as Warburtons says everyone was evacuated and the cause remains unknown.
- On Monday, May 4, a major fire erupted at the Warburtons factory on Billington Road in Burnley, prompting Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to deploy 12 engines and two aerial ladder platforms to combat the blaze.
- The £20m facility opened in 2015 to produce Warburtons' growing range of sandwich alternatives, with a production line capable of baking up to 34,000 Wraps and Thins products per hour.
- Everyone was safely evacuated from the building, according to a Warburtons spokesperson who stated, "We don't know the cause of the fire, or the full extent of the damage as yet."
- English businessman Dave Fishwick spotted the massive blaze while flying his helicopter nearby and alerted emergency services, offering, "I'm available to help immediately!"
- Firefighters remain on-site at the industrial estate working to contain the fire, while authorities advised residents to keep windows and doors closed if they can smell smoke.
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