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Forty homes and businesses were evacuated after a gas explosion "shook’’ a busy Clitheroe road on Tuesday morning.
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shortly after 10 am, followed by police, National Grid, am bulance and officials from Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil. It took crews 90 minutes to establish the cause of the fire, but hours before the scene was clear. Pendle Court opened its doors to residents and traders
• Pendle Road was closed to who had been asked to leave . traffic while emergency fire their homes and businesses, crews tackled the blaze after Operation Merlin was inime- a gas main ruptured.
diately launched by rescue
Two fire engines from Clit- services-a multi-agency op- heroewerecalledtothescene eration in the region to ensure
the safety of local residents. Motorists were diverted
through Hayhurst Street un til the road reopened shortly after 1-30 pm. Investigations continue
into the cause of the ruptured gas main, but no-one is be lieved to have been injured and no property damaged. © Log onto
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