Man suffers burns after blaze at homeless shelter in Chorley

A former rough sleeper has suffered burns to his hands after a fire broke out a flat used for homeless accommodation in Chorley.
Two fire engines from Chorley attended a fire in a flat on Cotswold Road in Chorley on Thursday, March 21 at 1.50am.Two fire engines from Chorley attended a fire in a flat on Cotswold Road in Chorley on Thursday, March 21 at 1.50am.
Two fire engines from Chorley attended a fire in a flat on Cotswold Road in Chorley on Thursday, March 21 at 1.50am.

Two fire engines from Chorley attended the fire at a flat at Cotswold Supported Housing in Cotswold Road, off Pall Mall at 1.51am on Thursday, March 21.

The fire was out when crews arrived, but firefighters had to use a ventilation unit to clear thick smoke from the flat.

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The fire service said one casualty suffered smoke inhalation and minor burns. He was taken to hospital for treatment.

Two fire engines from Chorley attended a fire in a flat on Cotswold Road in Chorley on Thursday, March 21 at 1.50am.Two fire engines from Chorley attended a fire in a flat on Cotswold Road in Chorley on Thursday, March 21 at 1.50am.
Two fire engines from Chorley attended a fire in a flat on Cotswold Road in Chorley on Thursday, March 21 at 1.50am.

Cotswold Supported Housing in Chorley provides accommodation for single, non-priority homeless people and homeless families.

It is a former sheltered housing block, built in the 1950s and converted into a supported housing scheme for homeless people in the 1990s.

It has has 25 beds and is staffed 24 hours a day.

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