A DETAILED investigation into the ‘plastic’ fencing installed on a Blackburn estate will take place, residents have been told. A fire on Sunday April 25 engulfed a row of houses in Worcester Road in Whitebirk causing extensive damage. Immediately after the fire questions were asked of fencing installed in the neighbourhood which ‘went up in minutes’ according to some residents. Now Ian Clarke, director of strategy, communications and communities at landlord Together Housing has written to residents saying they are investigating concerns over the safety of the fencing. In the letter he said: “Resident safety is our top priority. We know that some residents now have concerns over the fencing on the Whitebirk estate and we are taking this very seriously.”