A clean-up operation is under way after a fire at a waste management site in Lancashire injured three people.
Up to 60 firefighters were called to PHS Waste Management in Burscough, Lancashire, after a fire broke out, emitting plumes of black smoke approximately 100ft into the air.
One of the injured was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital, while the other two were taken by ambulance to Whiston Hospital. All three suffered burns to their hands and faces.
Early reports suggested that a chemical explosion had taken place, but it later emerged that this was not the case after the fire crew successfully tackled the blaze and began an investigation to discover the cause.
A PHS spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that three people have been hurt. One of these has been taken to Royal Preston Hospital and the other two have been taken to Whiston Hospital.
"Meanwhile, Lancashire Fire and Rescue has confirmed the fire has been put out and the clean-up operation is now under way. All other operations on site have been shut down and safely isolated.
"A full internal investigation will be launched shortly and we are committed to co-operating with any external investigations to establish how this incident occurred so that it does not happen again."
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