Fire at Billingham chemical plant
10 fire crews were called to a huge fire at a chemical plant in Billingham last Thursday.
The fire at the GrowHow plant, which employs more than 600 people, started at around 5.40pm on 2nd June and was quickly dealt with by the on site emergency services and Cleveland Fire Brigade.
Gerard Suggitt from Stranton Fire Station said: “All three of our appliances went out to the fire. We got the call at around 5.40pm, but didn’t leave the site until 8pm. We left when the fire had completely extinguished and luckily no-one was injured.”
A spokesperson for GrowHow said: “Safety is out top priority and the incident was managed professionally and safely by its employees and the emergency services. The company has begun an investigation into the cause of the fire.”