Fire at mill on Greenfield Lane - one side of Queensway remains closed 

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Factory Fire

7.15am update: One side of Queensway has reopened but the other side remains closed, avoid the area if you can.

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The roof of the building has collapsed inwards and firefighters are arranging demolition of the building, so they can reach the pockets of fire that remain inside the building.

Four fire engines and a hydraulic platform from Whitehill, Bury, Stretford and Stalybridge remain at the scene of a mill fire in Rochdale.

The fire has scaled down but is still not out. Crews are using two jets and using water from height to dampen down the mill which was used to store candles and vehicles.

Officer in charge, Station Manager Nick Hince said: “Crews have made great progress and we have scaled back the incident overnight. Seats of fire remain in the building and will be difficult to reach until the building has been demolished.

“Smoke in the area has been reduced and is currently blowing away from local residents but the safety advice remains the same – please keep your windows and doors closed if you live locally.

“One side of Queensway has reopened but the other side remains closed so please avoid the area if you can. We are working hard to extinguish the fire completely so please bear with us as we do so.

“Crews will remain at the scene throughout the day but I would like to thank all of our firefighters and partner agencies who have worked throughout the night, helping us bring the blaze under control.”