Students were swiftly evacuated from their accommodation in Bolton on Tuesday evening after a blaze broke out at a derelict bar next door. The fire, which spread through the former McCauley's Bar, on Bradshawgate, took hold of the building at around 6pm and caused huge clouds of smoke to cover the area.
Fire crews rushed to the scene and quickly ushered students living in The Cube accommodation block out into the streets for their safety, after a 'significant' amount of smoke had entered their apartments through open windows. After the incident, it was confirmed there were no injuries.
A large cordon was erected in the town centre, and remained in place throughout the evening. The A575 was closed in both directions between Silverwell Street and A579 Lower Bridgeman Street shortly after 6.30pm as crews hosed down the fire.
