Fire in accrington area?

Atarah · 16-05-2011, 05:52

There's a heck of a lot of smoke in the atmosphere around where I live. There must be a huge fire somewhere!

lancsdave · 16-05-2011, 06:46

Could be this

← Incident 1570: 16.05.11 0129 hrs – FlatInc 1574 16.05.11 06:06 Hrs – Roof of Terraced properties
Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin
Booth St, Accrington.

Fire involving roof space of 6 terraced properties

2 Jets, 6 Breathing Apparatus, 2 Hose Reels, Ariel Ladder Platform in use.

Damage:

sparkie · 16-05-2011, 07:25

They're still there now, double checking the roof spaces and damping down, was four engines when I went past to take Em to nursery a couple were leaving as I came back. Fortunately this particular block of houses appears to be empty as they were part of the renovation project in woodnook (probably now defunct!) and due for demolision. Hopefully no-one was inside.

The main house involved in the fire has no roof anymore!

Atarah · 16-05-2011, 08:58

Thanks LancsDave, Just been round and had a look.

What an absolute mess that part of town is!!!! Its a disgrace!

Graham, what can you do to help this area!!!!!

Neil · 16-05-2011, 09:22

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Originally Posted by Atarah

.....What an absolute mess that part of town is!!!! Its a disgrace!....

You are right that area is a disgrace but who do you think caused the area to become a mess and now whose money is going to have to sort it out?

JCB · 16-05-2011, 09:26

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Originally Posted by Atarah

What an absolute mess that part of town is!!!! Its a disgrace!

Thanks for photos .

I fully agree with your comment on the area .

sparkie · 16-05-2011, 10:11

This area woodnook was due to be involved in the 'Renovate' regeneration project, a 3 stage, £3 million project that would be knocking down houses on Booth Street, Royds Street, August Street and Wilfred Street and replacing them with an open green space. The rest of the area was due to get new 'faces' to every house with sandblasting and the like and all the roofs on the remaining houses repaired to encourage people to come back to the area. Also it included the old Woodnook dying company land where there was supposed to be a nature reserve and a new housing estate.

All info on this project has gone quiet since the General Election, leaving most of the residents to presume that this has been canned. Leaving four streets of houses clad in metal door and window protectors and open to squatters and other misuses.

I've lived in the area for 16 years and it used to be a reasonable area, now its awful.

Neil · 16-05-2011, 10:15

It started going downhill at least 10 years ago.

I dont often agree with using public money to repair private homes especially when a lot are buissness properties for private landlords but this area was started so it needs to be finished.

sparkie · 16-05-2011, 11:02

In my opinion its the private landlords in this area who have had the most to contribute to its downfall, there is at least one who will rent to anyone (and I mean Anyone!) as long as he gets his money from the social at the end of every month.

Neil · 16-05-2011, 11:05

I agree with you totally and I am hoping the new council will sort out private landlords, I know it has been mentioned by them before.

cashman · 16-05-2011, 11:26

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Originally Posted by Neil

I agree with you totally and I am hoping the new council will sort out private landlords, I know it has been mentioned by them before.

Thats summat that is essential IMHO, problem is whist this situation exists, the good uns get tarred wi the same brush. the moneygrabbing useless ones need urgently to be sorted.

sparkie · 17-05-2011, 20:19

The thing is that one of the biggest private landlords in the area has run for local council previously and to my mind he is one of the worst offenders as a landlord!!

cmonstanley · 17-05-2011, 20:25

its a problem that needs sorting its bringing accy to its knees once areas that were sought over have been abused how can somebody have an empty house in ruins for 10 years and get away with it.questions need answering im with you on this sparkie...right or left tory or labour this is a virus that has spread like wildfire round accy and is damning and is wrong

accyman · 20-05-2011, 14:52

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Originally Posted by sparkie

In my opinion its the private landlords in this area who have had the most to contribute to its downfall, there is at least one who will rent to anyone (and I mean Anyone!) as long as he gets his money from the social at the end of every month.

wasnt there plans put forward to bring private landlords under control but they were thrown out.Im sure iv read here that there was.

mind you if the majority of council houses wernt sold off there wouldnt be such a need for private landlords

i used to live in that area and a lot of properties were bought by the likes of sterling homes.Speaking of which are sterling homes still going they were the proper cowboys of the private housing trade infact i viewed 4 or 5 of their properties a few years back and each one of them was a disgrace infact i felt sory for any rat that found its self with no other option but to stay in one of their properties never mind a human