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Firefighters battle blaze in abandoned building in Leigh
Emergency services were called to Ellesmere Street overnight from Friday into Saturday.
At 1.30am today, a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson said there was a fire in an abandoned building, believed to be the former King Street School.
Then at 9am this morning, a Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said Ellesmere Street is closed along with King Street, between Spinning Jenny Way and St Helens Road.
There are not believed to be any injuries as a result of the incident according to the emergency services.
A police spokesperson said: “The emergency services will continue to be in the area for the foreseeable.”
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