Police, fire and ambulance crews respond to incident in St Annes town centre
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They were called to a business premises, believed to be the Natwest bank in Orchard Road, after a basement caught fire at 9.30am.
The road was closed whilst four engines attended and six crew members entered the building to tackle the fire.
The building was evacuated but no injuries were reported.
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Hide AdLancashire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the fire was caused by a faulty light fitting in the basement.
A fire service spokesman said: “At 9.28am, four fire engines from Lytham, St Annes, and South Shore attended a commercial building fire on St Annes Road West, Lytham St Annes.
"The incident involved the basement of a commercial building approximately 48 x 60m in size.
"Firefighters used six breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.
"No injuries were reported. The fire involved a faulty light fitting in a basement area.”