Significant smoke was reported by residents
A major fire forced roads to be shut in Leyland on Saturday afternoon . Eight crews from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident at a commercial building on Golden Hill Lane.
South Ribble Police later confirmed at around 5.30pm that the road would partially reopen with a single lane at the junction with School Lane. Police also said Tomlinson Road would remain closed for "some time". It is understood the fire service was called shortly after 3pm to tackle the blaze. There was significant smoke reported ibn the area and crews remained on the scene for several hours.In a statement on social media, South Ribble Police said: "Update for our earlier post regarding the road closure on Golden Hill Lane from the junction with School Lane in Leyland. We are partially reopening the road, one lane only. Tomlinson Road will remain closed.
"The road is closed due to a fire and we anticipate this will be closed for some time. We’ll provide an update once cleared and thank you in advance for your patience." No further update has been provided. In comments under the Facebook post, one resident said they could see smoke around the town's Tesco Extra store, which they described as "pretty bad".
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