Scrapyard Fire

Firefighters have been praised for their professionalism after tackling a fire in a scrapyard in High Ongar this evening.

Crews were called to the premises in Woolmongers Lane at 7.53pm and found two scenes of fire. 

Firefighters worked quickly to get a lot of water onto the fires to stop them from spreading. Two heavy goods vehicles, a car, a skip lorry and five tonnes of refuse were destroyed.

The fires were extinguished by 9.16pm. The cause is undetermined, either accidental or deliberate.

Watch Manager Ben Stapleton said: “I would like to give credit to all of the crews for their professionalism tonight. Everyone worked really hard in tough conditions to get as much water onto the fires to stop them from progressing. Their efforts and teamwork meant that we could put such a quick stop to this incident.”