Dramatic second terrifying blaze breaks out at battery manufacturing unit
- Sixty firefighters battled the blaze on the PMBL manufacturing unit in Leach Road, Somerset
A terrifying blaze broke out at a battery manufacturing unit in a city in Somerset this morning.
Around 60 firefighters scrambled to the inferno on the PMBL manufacturing unit in Leach Road, Chard, at round 5.48am.
Flames may very well be seen tearing by way of the roof of the constructing with giant plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. A firefighter on an aerial ladder used a water jet to try to extinguish the blaze from above.
The roof partly collapsed on a neighbouring unit, whereas a health club on the industrial property was additionally stated to have been affected, in response to the BBC.
The surrounding roads have been shut off and other people have been informed to maintain their home windows and doorways closed with the hearth having to be battled externally because the constructing was deemed to be too unsafe to enter.
Around 60 firefighters scrambled to the inferno on the PMBL manufacturing unit in Leach Road, Chard, Somerset at round 5.48am on Sunday
The roof partly collapsed on a neighbouring unit, whereas a health club on the industrial property was additionally stated to have been affected
A firefighter on an aerial ladder used a water jet to try to extinguish the blaze from above as enormous plumes of smoke billows into the sky
Paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service Trust additionally rushed to the scene as a part of the response, nevertheless it was later confirmed that nobody was injured.
Dan Taylor, from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, informed the BBC: ‘[The fire] is all however extinguished, however we do have quite a few hotspots.
‘Unfortunately, as a result of construction of the constructing, we’re unable to go inside so we’re combating externally
‘There’s not a lot smoke however there may be a whole lot of steam. The smoke was initially very thick and acrid.’
At the second it isn’t identified what brought on the inferno, an investigation has been launched to seek out the trigger.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service stated this morning: ‘DSFRS are in attendance at a big hearth at an industrial unit on Leach Road in Chard. Eight pumping home equipment in addition to specialist assets are in attendance.
‘There have been no accidents reported. We are advising native residents to shut doorways and home windows as a result of giant smoke plume.’
