Overview
- Firefighters put out a blaze in the living room of a ground-floor flat on Dukes Avenue in Little Lever after a late-night call.
- Four engines from Farnworth, Bolton Central, Bolton North and Whitefield attended and crews wore breathing gear to enter.
- Teams used two hose reels and a gas detector to knock down flames and check for lingering gas risks.
- Greater Manchester Police were on scene as residents from nearby flats were moved to a lawn and waited to go back inside.
- Officials said no one was hurt and crews stayed into the early hours to make the area safe.