AN INVESTIGATION was underway into how dangerous acid leaked into a Darwen Street.

Firefighters were called to a pool of hydrochloric acid in Chapel Street after a worried resident smelt the colourless, corrosive chemical which looked like a puddle of water.

Darwen fire brigade hosed the acid away and Blackburn Council environmental health officers were today investigating the incident.

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