Firefighters from five stations across Bolton and Bury battled a blaze at an industrial estate for three hours.
Crews from Bolton Cental, Bolton North, Farnworth, Bury and Whitefield were mobilised to the industrial estate off Bradley Fold Road at around 9pm yesterday.
The fire broke out at a unit.
A police van blocked the road at the junction of Radcliffe Moor Road preventing traffic as crews battled the fire and a police car blocked the entrance of the trading estate.
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The fire is said to have broken out at the front of the unit and someone from an adjacent unit rang in the emergency.
The fire was at the front of the unit and was called in by the adjacent unit.
Nobody was on site at the time of the fire and an investigation is underway to find the cause.
The location of the fire was Unit 4, Bradley Fold Trading Estate.
There was no fire or smoke damage to neighbouring units but people working in the two units nearby were evacuated as a precaution.
Unit four was an aluminium fabrication plant and therefore, no chemicals or acetylene cylinders on site.
Unit four was closed at the time of the fire.
A spokesman for Bury Council said: "The location was Unit 4, Bradley Fold Trading Estate, Radcliffe, where emergency services attended.
"No fire or smoke damage to neighbouring units which remain operational however, 2 units nearby were evacuated as a precaution.
"Unit 4 was an aluminium fabrication plant and therefore, no chemicals or acetylene cylinders on site.
"One fire appliance and police patrol to remained on site overnight as a precaution.
"Unit 4 was closed at the time of the fire and Fire Investigation have attended this morning.
"Bradley Fold Depot has not been affected and is operational."
Crews used an aerial platform to extinguish the fire from above.
A spokesman for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “When crews arrived, they tackled the fire from the front and an aerial platform was used to extinguish the fire.
“Crews were then placed overnight to handle the situation.
“It happened at around 9pm and we are not sure as to how it started yet, but there were no injuries.
“The fire started in one unit from front and we had to cover the rear as well.
“We were there for at least three hours with crews om Bolton, Bolton North, Farnworth, Bury and Whitefield.”
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