Fire crews called to blaze as smoke rises from former pub

A fire has broken out at a former pub and hotel on a main road in Timperley, Altrincham, tonight (April 29). Firefighters were called around 6pm to a blaze at the former Altrincham Lodge hotel and adjoining Pelican Pub on Manchester Road.

Pictures and videos shared on social media showed flames and a plume of smoke coming from a first floor window. Manchester Road was closed for a time for the fire service to tackle the blaze.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said they received several reports to the fire with five fire engines and an aerial platform plus a Technical Response Unit attending the scene. Firefighters remain in attendance.

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The pub which was formerly run by Greene King closed in 2020 and never reopened. It has been abandoned since with planning applications put in to bulldoze it and change its use since then.

A spokesperson for GMFRS said: "Shortly before 6pm this evening (Saturday 29 April) we received the first of several reports of a fire at a disused commercial premises on Manchester Road, Timperley.

"Five fire engines, an aerial platform and a Technical Response Unit from across Greater Manchester were quickly mobilised to the scene, where they found a room on the first floor of the building well alight. Crews swiftly devised a plan to tackle the incident and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have been using hose reels and a covering jet to extinguish the flames and prevent further spread.

"GMFRS crews remain in attendance at this time."

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