Shed and greenhouse destroyed in blaze at Wigan allotment

Firefighters found the buildings well alight when they arrived at the site on Elm Street in Tyldesley at 4am on Thursday.

They spent an hour working to bring the blaze under control and managed to stop it spreading to a neighbouring plot, where there was a chicken coop.

But the shed, greenhouse and gardening tools were destroyed in the fire.

It is thought to have started accidentally, when a pile of ashes left from a small fire on the allotment was blown towards the shed and set it alight.

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