Police want to make sure Marcin Kozierowski, 37, is safe as some people may have been sleeping rough.

Neighbouring properties were evacuated after the blast in Gillett Street in Preston.

The man was taken to hospital along with two others after the blast in Longridge, police say.

Police say the fire in Blackpool, which resulted in the deaths of a couple, was not started deliberately.

Beccy Barr passed away on Monday after being diagnosed with incurable abdominal cancer.

Beccy Barr who became a firefighter after leaving the BBC is described as an "inspiration to many".

The blaze damaged one classroom at a school in Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley. firefighters say.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service's missive parodies the Netflix show's Lady Whistledown.