FIREFIGHTERS entered a derelict building in Tyldesley in order to ensure there was no one inside.
They were called to the three-storey building on Upper George Street at 9.04pm last night, Tuesday.
Crews from Atherton, Leigh, Bolton and Farnworth attended the incident, using six breathing apparatus and three jets to bring the blaze under control.
Station manager Neil Gaskell, who was in charge of the incident, said: "When firefighters arrived at Upper George Street they were greeted with a well-developed fire involving the first and second floors of the building.
"We got the job as a 'persons reported' which means there could have been someone inside.
"Wearing breathing apparatus firefighters were committed into the building and used three jets to quickly extinguish the fire and to prevent fire spreading to adjacent properties.
"Thankfully, no people were found in the building."
Firefighters have just dealt with a fire in a derelict building on Upper George Street, Tyldesley. pic.twitter.com/s1vu8yByqD”
— GMFRS Wigan Borough (@Wiganfireteam) September 16, 2014
GMFRS worked closely with Greater Manchester Police and cordons were put in place resulting in roads around Upper George Street being closed for a while.
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