Major emergency service response in Bury as crews tackle fire in flat

Emergency services have blocked off a street in Bury following a flat blaze.

A number of crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene, along with Greater Manchester Police officers. Tennyson Avenue in Bury has been blocked off due to the incident.

A witness said crews were responding to a house fire. A GMFRS spokesperson said: "At approximately 11.15pm on Saturday, 6th August, firefighters were called to reports of a fire on Tennyson Avenue, in Bury.

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“Fire engines from Bury, Whitefield and Broughton stations quickly attended the scene. The fire involves a first floor flat.

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using hose reels and other specialist equipment to extinguish the fire, and remain in attendance at this time.”

A witness added: "Looks like a bad house fire in Tennyson Avenue.

"The firefighters are breaking into the house. There's three police vehicles and three fire engines in the street."

Any further updates will be posted below.

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A spokesperson for GMFRS said:

At approximately 11.15pm on Saturday, 6th August, firefighters were called to reports of a fire on Tennyson Avenue, in Bury.

Fire engines from Bury, Whitefield and Broughton stations quickly attended the scene. The fire involves a first floor flat.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using hose reels and other specialist equipment to extinguish the fire, and remain in attendance at this