Hundreds of people turned out for a free fried chicken offer in Blackburn on Friday.

Philadelphia based on Whalley New Road in Bastwell had its grand opening and to celebrate customers were given one free meal each.

Philadelphia takes up the spot opposite the Shandar Sweet House on the corner of Mitton Street. The premises have undergone extensive renovations recently.

Up until now the nearest Philadelphia was in Manchester’s Cheetham Hill.

The offer was popular with lots of young peoplePeople started queuing up before 5pm despite the freezing temperatures. The crowds stretched from Philadelphia all the way towards Whalley Range.

There were also long queues of traffic on Whalley New Road heading out of town too. This was due to the poor traffic lights signals at the Whalley Range junction and curious drivers slowing down to see what the fuss was all about.

Despite the length of the queue time the average wait for a meal was not as long one would expect. The offer is on all evening.

The takeaway opens on a stretch which also have a Frangos and a Dixey Fried Chicken.