Barrow s fire station manager has reflected on the raging fire that engulfed the former House of Lords pub on Abbey Road four years on. It was January 2017 when the pub caught fire and Barrow Fire Station manager Roger Exley was one of the first on the scene. Reflecting on the shocking incident, Mr Exley said that it was one of the biggest challenges he faced in his entire career. This was a big job and posed a real risk to firefighters, especially when that wall came down, he said. Straight away the decision was made to put defensive firefighter tactics into play as the first thought was the risk to firefighters.