Fire destroys warehouse and classic car collection

A huge fire that broke out on Saturday night has destroyed a warehouse and the owners classic car collection.

Mr Colesellhill who owns Jenda UK Ltd in Irthlingborough, had to stand and watch whilst his business and his American classic cars went up in flames after a fire tore through the warehouse.

50 firefighters tackled the blaze for eight hours, but could not save the building.

Mr Colesellhill: “It has burned half of the building down. It’s devastating. My little world has come to an abrupt end.”

Initial reports show that the fire may have started at the entrance of the building near huge bundles of used clothing stored in cages. My Colesellhill was also storing large amounts of cooking oil which he was selling to be made into bio-diesel.

Chris Kemp from Wellingborough Fire Station said: “There are a lot of rags in there and they have been smouldering and burning for a long time. The oil and the rags are not a good thing together. If the oil contaminated the rags they burn quite freely.”

An investigation will be carried out to determine the exact cause of the fire.