Big Fire on Astonfields

[staffordjas]

Top half of Sandon Road is now shut because of the smoke.

 

[Gramaisc]

Top half of Sandon Road is now shut because of the smoke.

Is it? Seems to be no immediate problem here, looking out of my window....

Traffic still running in both directions.

 

[littleme]

Its enormous. Facebook says its at Goodwins (? * I don't know what Goodwins is). There have also been warnings that the smoke is highly toxic & to keep all doors & windows closed......

*from my house it looks like its at the little farm on Common Rd

 

[wildwood]

https://twitter.com/ContentKatrina/status/704969506435760128

 

[airbusA346]

Its enormous. Facebook says its at Goodwins (? * I don't know what Goodwins is). There have also been warnings that the smoke is highly toxic & to keep all doors & windows closed......

*from my house it looks like its at the little farm on Common Rd

Goodwins is a removal company. Fire is at Global Hygiene.

 

[PeterD]

https://twitter.com/ContentKatrina/status/704969506435760128

My life thats bad.

 

[Gramaisc]

Facebook says its at Goodwins (? * I don't know what Goodwins is).

Goodwins is the far end of this shed - been work going on at this end for a couple of years - if the fire gets into the scrap yards, it could be beyond local resources.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.8...0U5xj-obUlJdbtcyqw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

 

[photography_bloke]

Goodwins is a removal company. Fire is at Global Hygiene.

Can imagine they have some pretty nasty chemicals stored in there....

Well and truly out of control now by the looks of it, hopefully anyone in there made it out safely

 

[staffordjas]

Is it? Seems to be no immediate problem here, looking out of my window....

Traffic still running in both directions.

That's what the coppers told hubbys boss when they came and told them they were ok to stay at the moment, but to keep doors and windows shut.

 

[Gramaisc]

Reminiscent of the carpet warehouse fire about thirty years ago, behind Belassis Street, where the buses park now.

 

[Gramaisc]

That's what the coppers told hubbys boss , said they were closing top of Sandon Road .

They may well do, but there's no real reason for it, sometimes they just feel a need to be seen to 'respond', I suppose...

All seems normal on the road now - just a bit dark.

Fire is raging now, stuff popping off every second.....

It's snowing a bit - that might help.

 

[Carole]

The Express and Star article says the the Fire service are trying to keep the fire away from 40,000 litres of oil.

This is very nasty. Hope noone gets hurt.

 

[photography_bloke]

Apparently one of the nearby primary schools has contacted parents to collect their children as they have decided to close - trying to find out which one

 

[airbusA346]

Can imagine they have some pretty nasty chemicals stored in there....

Well and truly out of control now by the looks of it, hopefully anyone in there made it out safely

There is 40000 litres of oil on site, which they are trying to stop the fire spreading to, according to E&S article.

 

[PeterD]

Apparently one of the nearby primary schools has contacted parents to collect their children as they have decided to close - trying to find out which one

would imagine st patricks, that seems closest

 

[Lucy]

@Entropy just in case you're at home, you probably need to shut the windows!

 

[photography_bloke]

would imagine st patricks, that seems closest

Yes, I think you're right

 

[tek-monkey]

Apparently one of the nearby primary schools has contacted parents to collect their children as they have decided to close - trying to find out which one*

*I believe it's John Wheeldon, but don't quote me on that just yet

I heard St Patricks.

 

[photography_bloke]

Confirmed - John Wheeldon have sent a message out saying they do not believe there is a risk to their pupils so they are remaining open

 

[basil]

And now it's snowing...
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[airbusA346]

The Express and Star article says the the Fire service are trying to keep the fire away from 40,000 litres of oil.

This is very nasty. Hope noone gets hurt.

Reported so far: 1 with minor burns. One E&S article says fire started in office area.