Residents in Wigan have been told to keep their windows and doors shut after a huge fire broke out at a derelict restaurant. Nine fire engines were scrambled to the scene in the Poolstock area of the town after the alarm was raised at around 4:30pm this evening.
It took hold in the derelict building that was previously the Shanghai Palace restaurant but which is said to have now stood empty for several years.
Firefighters donned breathing apparatus whilst crews also used an aerial appliance to douse water on the building from above.
