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Three rescued as building started to collapse

David Saville
BBC News, Lancashire
BBC / Andy Mitchell Barriers are in place outside a shuttered shop, which has an old-looking red sign with black and white writing saying 'Nadeem's tobacconist, confectioner, stationery'.BBC / Andy Mitchell
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service's Chorley-based urban search and rescue team were called out to the incident in Blackburn town centre

Three people had to be rescued after a building started to collapse.

A specialist rescue team of Lancashire firefighters and drone operators were called to Nadeem's store in Cardwell Place, Blackburn, shortly after 21:00 BST on Thursday.

The three people rescued were handed over to the North West Ambulance Service for treatment, a Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said three fire engines from Blackburn and Darwen also attended the "dangerous structure".

BBC / Andy Mitchell A broken shutter can be seen at the rear entrance to the building, with wooden boarding also seen alongside it. There is debris in the rear yard.BBC / Andy Mitchell
A drone was also used in the rescue operation, the fire service said

The spokesman added: "Three casualties were rescued by the fire service and were then cared for by the ambulance service," the spokesperson added.

"Firefighters have made the scene safe and crews were in attendance for approximately two hours and thirty minutes."

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