Here's what has happened in Accrington this afternoon
At around 1pm, the first fire broke out on East Crescent, where eight fire engines from across the county were dispatched. The blaze occurred at a domestic garage, with the fire spreading to the neighbouring terraced properties.
The second broke out at Peel Park at around 2pm. Six fire engines and two Hagglund vehicles from across the county were called and firefighters used blowers and beaters to extinguish it, which was around 200 square metres.
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