A POWERFUL fire engine supplied by the Home Office, which could deliver 900 gallons-a-minute, was added to the Blackburn fire service fleet at Byrom Street station.
Elsewhere, a report revealed the county's textile mills were working night and day with only an eight hour break for maintenance during the 168 hours in a week.
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