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If anyone could see any thick black smoke over Redcap way it was the farm behind the Redcap pub

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it was a hell of a lot of smoke for such a small fire

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Allotment fires - I've seen quite a few, since I live right next to a large area of allotments.
They sometimes burn 'green wood', which is organic stuff that still has lots of sap in it - that's when it produces excessive smoke.
There was once such a fire only 25ft from my flat, which filled the stairwell with smoke.
I went out with a bucket of water and threw it on the oil drum he was using as a brazier next to the fence.
At the time I looked up the regulations about such fires, and found I had cause to complain to the local enviromental health dept.
I reasoned with the man who did it and he has not done it again since.
but that may be due to the arsonists who destroyed his buildings soon after - wasn't me, honest - just karma maybe:)


PS on second thoughts - that smoke is too black to be organic waste - I suspect he's burning old tyres, which is very naughty of him.

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I have never seen none organic wood :p

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they have a lot of tyres behind the farm but where the pile of tyres are was not on fire

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He wouldn't dare to burn more than one or two at a time or the fire brigade would be out.
Remember that tyre dump place at Altham that went up a few years back - roads were closed for hours.

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And here's me thinking you had the barbie out Flashy! :D

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I hope there was no one hurt.

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It looks to be a remote location so the only person damaged was the person who did it- he must have breathed in some - serves him/her right

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Glad there's no six discrimination with you Margaret :D

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maybe the pope was visiting blackburn and dropped dead

keep an eye open for white smoke

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thanx for that Kate, i live so close and i didnt have a clue what had gone up

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I had an uncle and aunt who lived in Lyndhurst Ave, off Windsor Rd, and they were in Intack. Knuzden was on the other side of that estate from Blackburn Rd and the Redcap but the article says the pub's in Knuzden. Have they changed the boundaries? I'm confused. :confused:

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Oh hek West Ender ... don't start that one again ..... :D:D

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