Firefighters tackle blaze at derelict Bolton library

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    Firefighters tackled a blaze at a derelict library in Bolton.

    Crews were called out to the fire at the former Great Lever Community Centre, on Bradford Road, in Great Lever, Bolton, on Sunday 21 October at 10.14pm.

    Flames spread through the single-story building and to the roof but did not reach surrounding buildings.

    A section of Bradford Road was closed overnight, and residents were urged to keep windows and doors shut as a precaution.

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