Fire in Blackley
11 July 2008
At 14:59 on 10th July 2008 fire crews attended a fire at a ground floor flat on Babbacombe Grove in Blackley. An elderly man had managed to escape from the property prior to the arrival of firefighers and was treated by paramedics at the scene.
The blaze was extinguished using four sets of breathing apparatus, two hose reels and a positive pressure fan.
The fire was caused by a chip pan on a cooker.