A blaze ripped through a popular chippy last night with staff being evacuated and numerous fire engines called to the scene.
A fire broke out in the kitchen of Aughton Chippy on Moss Delph Lane in Aughton at around 6.45pm on Friday September 17.
It is believed that all staff were evacuated safely as four fire engines tackled the blaze.
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According to Aughton Chippy's website, they remain closed, with the extent of the damage unknown.
Calda Bullock, owner of Aughton based OFSTED appointed childminders Calda's childminders, told the ECHO : "First thing I noticed was the bellowing smoke over the top of shops and then as my car approached Delph shops I could see the fire engines were already there thankfully.
"I could see the staff were at a safe distance from the fire and had managed to escape.
"There was a lot of smoke likely caused by the frying fat and the water from the hoses."
A nearby neighbour told the ECHO: "I didn’t see much really only fire engines coming past and it became very smelly.
"[I] looked out the window and saw two engines.
"[I] came to get my phone four engines were there also a senior firefighter. [My] neighbour said there were five engines.
"[There was] a lot of smoke."
A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue told LancsLive at the time of the fire: "At 18:47 on September 17, three fire engines from Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, supported by one fire engine from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, attended a commercial building fire on Moss Delph Lane, Aughton.
"The incident involved the kitchen of a commercial property. Firefighters used four breathing apparatus, one hose reel, and a positive pressure ventilation unit to extinguish the fire."
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