Maple Mill fire sees homes evacuated in Oldham

Hundreds of people were told to leave their homes after fire struck an industrial building in Oldham, northeast of Manchester. It was already "well-developed" when the first band of 80 firefighters arrived, said Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Area Commander Warren Pickstone. Firefighters took around seven hours to get the flames under control, having to withdraw at one point after part of the building collapsed and the heat became too intense.