Industrial furnace fire

Firefighters have been dealing with a fire at a plant nursery in Frinton Road, Thorpe le Soken, this afternoon (Thursday 24 November).

On arrival, firefighters reported that the top cladding of a biomass boiler hopper, which is essentially a furnace full of wood pellets, had caught alight. 

Station Manager Nick Singleton said: 

"My thanks go out to the firefighters who worked really hard to bring the fire under control and extinguish it by 6.30pm.

"We expect to be onsite into the evening as we strip the cladding away and make sure everything is cooled and safe."

Could you be an on-call firefighter?

Some of the firefighters who attended this incident are on-call firefighters; people who live or work within 5 minutes of the station and are paid to protect their community.

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 and how to apply at join.essex-fire.gov.uk/on-call