BREAKING NEWS: Major warehouse fire in Melton
Published Date:
24 July 2008
By Michael Cooke
11.25PM: Seventy firefighters are at the scene of a major warehouse fire in Melton tonight.
They were called out just before 10pm to Asfordby Storage and Haulage in Saxby Road where a single-storey warehouse was well alight.
Staff were evacuated from the building and police set up a 200m safety cordon around the site.
It is understood gas cylinders are stored at the site while live amunition is stored in an adjacent building.
The fire is on the part of the Asfordby Storage and Haulage site nearest to Melton Mowbray Hospital.
By 11pm 10 pumps and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service's aerial ladder were at the scene and firefighters were using three jets.
Police closed off the junction of Saxby Road and Thorpe Road at Thorpe End and traffic from Granthan was being diverted away form the scene.
Officers reported problems with some members of the public not wanting to stay outside the cordon out of curiosity or a desire to get home.
Our picture was taken by reader Raymond McPhee at 10.30pm from Dee Close, off Thorpe Road.
More to follow
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Last Updated:
24 July 2008 11:30 PM
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Location:
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