FIRE crews battled to control a blaze as it tore through a mill in the early hours. Flames leapt 30 feet into the roof of a mill in Duckworth Street, Church and glass from the windows showered onto the road below. Billowing smoke could be seen miles away as flames engulfed the two-storey textile machinery mill. Firefighters examined the charred shell of the building to find clues to the cause of the blaze.
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