Roads remain closed after blaze at former DWP site

A joint police and fire service investigation has begun into an ongoing fire at a disused government building.

Crews were first called to the former Department for Work and Pensions site on Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, on Friday night.

It was brought under control but they returned on Sunday and are still monitoring and extinguishing hotspots.

Roads remain closed two days after a disused commercial building caught fire.

Flames were first spotted at the former Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Mexford House site on Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, at 23:30 BST on Friday.

More than 50 firefighters from Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service attended the blaze overnight into Saturday morning.

Nobody was reported to be injured in the fire, which was being dampened down over the weekend.

Posting on X, Blackpool Council said: "Warbreck Hill Road is currently closed between Bispham Road and Devonshire Road and there is a northbound diversion in place at the junction from Benson Road and Plymouth Road.

"It is expected these arrangements will be in place during rush hour."

The council urged drivers to plan their journeys and avoid the area if possible.

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