FIRE crews were called to a car park blaze in Billinge last week.
At around 11am on Friday, October 4, fire crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a fire on Winstanley Road in Billinge.
On arrival, firefighters found two cars on fire at the Bag and Bean cafe car park, with the flames spreading from a Mercedes vehicle to a 4x4 Toyota that was parked next to it.
No injuries have been reported but significant damage was caused to the Mercedes as well as serious damage to the Toyota.
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“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels to extinguish the fire and make the area safe. Crews were in attendance for around one and a half hours.”
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