READERS have had their say after an investigation has been launched into a major fire which took place in the Barrow town centre. Seven fire crews were called to a building in Barrow’s Duke Street on Thursday, spending two hours tackling the blaze which had spread through the unused building. Smoke was seen coming from the rear of the building, which houses the disused Antalya takeaway at the front. People in the neighbouring buildings and businesses were told to evacuate in case smoke spread, station manager Roger Exley said. The fire boss, who described the incident as ‘high risk’, said a blaze had started in the ground floor and burnt upwards to the first floor.