Man suffers burns after blaze at homeless shelter in Chorley
Two fire engines from Chorley attended the fire at a flat at Cotswold Supported Housing in Cotswold Road, off Pall Mall at 1.51am on Thursday, March 21.
The fire was out when crews arrived, but firefighters had to use a ventilation unit to clear thick smoke from the flat.
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Hide AdThe fire service said one casualty suffered smoke inhalation and minor burns. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
Cotswold Supported Housing in Chorley provides accommodation for single, non-priority homeless people and homeless families.
It is a former sheltered housing block, built in the 1950s and converted into a supported housing scheme for homeless people in the 1990s.
It has has 25 beds and is staffed 24 hours a day.