Firefighters were called to the blaze yesterday evening (Image: N/A)
FIREFIGHTERS were sent to tackle a blaze on a shipping container in Widnes yesterday evening, Thursday.
Fire engines from Widnes and Penketh were dispatched to the scene on Moorfield Road at 8.56pm, where the container was reportedly ‘well alight’.
A hose reel jet was used to tackle the flames and dampen the surrounding area.
It is not yet confirmed how the blaze was started.
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