Longridge industrial fire prompts evacuations and road closures in Lancashire, England

A fire tore through an industrial building on Berry Lane in Longridge late Saturday, Nov. 14. Nearby residents were reportedly evacuated as a precaution, and emergency crews closed Berry Lane and Inglewhite Road.

Firefighters were called shortly after 9 p.m. to the property near the Booths supermarket car park. Footage shared online showed flames engulfing the building. Witnesses reported hearing explosions, though the source of the sounds had not been established.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service urged people to avoid the area and advised nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed because of potentially harmful smoke.

The cause of the fire had not been determined, and there was no official information on injuries at the time of the initial reports.