FIREFIGHTERS spent nearly three hours putting out a blaze which broke out at a flat in Leigh yesterday evening (Saturday).
Three fire engines attended the property on Manchester Road, Leigh at around 6.20pm.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "We attended a fire at a domestic property. Crews used breathing apparatus and two hose-reels to extinguish the fire.
"We were there for two hours and 50 minutes."
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