Date: 22/12/2011

Fire crews have been tackling a severe blaze at a business park in Lancashire. The fire, which has destroyed five buildings, started at about 17:00 GMT at the Lancashire Enterprise Business Park in Leyland. Up to 150 firefighters were sent to the scene, with several main roads closed in the area and rail travel disrupted. The West Coast Main Line was closed due to the proximity of a gas main and a number of exploding beer barrels. [From John McIntyre & Mark Bartlett]

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Crews contain business park blaze

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Up to 150 firefighters manage to bring under control a severe blaze at a business park in Leyland, Lancashire, which has closed roads and disrupted rail travel.

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Looking south along the WCML towards Leyland from Fowler Lane bridge, a Liverpool bound Super Sprinter snakes its way from the Up Fast, across the Down Fast to the Up Slow. The Leyland Trucks factory is on the right and there is still a connection off the Down Slow into a small yard which is now in the Leyland Enterprise Park. The actual Farington Junction is behind the camera on the left with a line heading to Lostock Hall Junction on the East Lancs line.
Location: Farington Junction
Company: North Union Railway
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On a gloomy afternoon 150143, heading from Liverpool to Blackpool North, has just joined the slow lines at the start of the four track section to Preston and rolls into Euxton Balshaw Lane. The signal in the background protects the junction at the start of the two track section to Wigan North Western.
Location: Euxton Balshaw Lane
Company: North Union Railway
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The scene looking south from Farington Junction towards Leyland at around 9 pm on 21 December 2011 with a serious fire in the business park to the west of the railway. The WCML was completely closed all evening due to the risk posed from a nearby gas main and a large number of exploding beer barrels
Location: Farington Junction
Company: North Union Railway
21/12/2011 John McIntyre