Industrial Fire in Epping

Firefighters were called to a fire in Epping at 1:37pm today, when a machine caught fire in an industrial building.

On arrival, crews confirmed that a wood-milling machine had caught fire, and that the fire was almost out.

Firefighters worked quickly to ensure the fire was properly extinguished, then used thermal-imaging cameras to check that no further action was needed.

Crews confirmed the fire was out by 2:15pm.

Could you be an on-call firefighter?

Firefighters at Epping Fire Station are on-call firefighters, who live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station and are paid to attend incidents.

If you live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station, you could be an on-call firefighter too.

Find out more about the role at essex-fire.gov.uk/on-call