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How often does Church get polluted?

11 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Church or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 92nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in December 2024 and put vermin in the air. Vermin turned up in 7 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
December 2024VerminIn the airSignificant
October 2024VerminIn the airSignificant
October 2024VerminIn the airSignificant
September 2024VerminIn the airSignificant
August 2024VerminIn the airSignificant
July 2024VerminIn the airSignificant
June 2024VerminIn the airSignificant
March 2021SmokeIn the airSignificant
August 2018ContainersOn the landSignificant
June 2017AsbestosOn the landSignificant
December 2016Firefighting run-off, fumes, waste oil and smokeIn the airMajor
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Clayton-le-Moors2.4 km53
Great Harwood3.7 km43
Accrington2.0 km19
Blackburn6.3 km19
Church–11
Rawtenstall9.5 km8
Oswaldtwistle1.6 km6
Padiham7.2 km6
Darwen8.2 km3
Haslingden8.1 km3
Rishton2.3 km2