Fire rips through Greenfield mill

Emergency services warned locals to keep windows closed

Clouds of black smoke billowed over Greenfield yesterday afternoon (Monday) after a fire ripped through Fletchers mill near Dovestones.

Emergency services raced to the scene and warned locals to keep windows closed as asbestos may be burning.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), in a later update, said: "At around 3.45pm on Monday 26 August, fire crews were called to reports of a fire at a derelict industrial building off Holmfirth Road in Saddleworth.

“Five fire engines from Oldham, Chadderton, Stalybridge, Hollins, Ashton and Hyde stations, as well as a turntable ladder and the drone unit, were quickly mobilised to the incident.

“Firefighters used two jets to extinguish the fire.

"Crews remain in attendance dampening down the remaining hotspots.”

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