Dramatic pictures show scale of huge fire tearing through building in Bury

Dramatic pictures have shown the moment a huge fire ripped through a building in Radcliffe on Monday evening (July 24).

Thick plumes of smoke billowed overhead and could reportedly be seen from miles away as crews desperately tried to bring the blaze under control.

Emergency services cordoned off a number of pathways and roads in the local area and urged residents to stay away and close their windows as an extensive fire service response was called to the mammoth blaze understood to be at Building Chemical Research Ltd on Mount Sion Road.

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The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service were first called to the fire at around 6pm with six engines racing to the scene before the scale of the response grew as efforts to tackle the flames continued. The cause has not yet been confirmed.

Pictures shared with the Manchester Evening News capture the scenes the inferno raged on, causing thick black clouds of smoke to form. Dramatic drone images also taken from height showed how the smoke filled the sky and billowed overhead.

People on social media have reported being able to see the smoke from the M60 and as far away as MediaCity in Salford and Clifton, with residents issued an important alert to avoid the area and a heavy police presence also assisting.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 6pm this evening (Monday 24th July), several fire engines from across Greater Manchester along with the Command Support Unit from Atherton, Technical Response Unit from Ashton, the Hose Laying Lorry from Chadderton and Turntable Ladder from Manchester Central were called to reports of a building fire involving a