A LARGE fire in the town centre on Friday night is thought to have been caused by a deep fat fryer, according to firefighters.

Crews from Penketh, Lymm, Birchwood and Widnes were called to Bridge Street following reports that a blaze had broken out at the Peri Peri Chicken takeaway.

Four engines were on the scene as firefighters brought the flames under control.

Click play below to watch what happened on the night

The area was cordoned off by police and bars in the nearby area were closed as a precaution.

Firefighters were called just before 9.10pm to the incident and used four wearing breathing apparatus, used two hose reel jets, two main jets, a covering jet and a large fan to extinguish the fire.

Crews were in attendance for four hours and an investigation into the cause of the fire is still under way.

Shawarma X Press, next door to Peri Peri Chicken takeaway announced just before 10.25pm on Friday that they would be "closed until further notice" on Facebook.

They explained that the fire that spread into their shop - but they added that nobody was harmed.

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