Threat of recycling plant fire spreading now averted

A disaster scenario usually reserved for movies almost become a reality last Friday when a fire at a glass processing plant in Ellesmere Port docks was looking like it would spread to a nearby power station.

If this had happened then dangerous chemicals would have been ignited and the situation would have been much worse than it was.

Fortunately, the 75 firefighters or so with their 15 appliances managed to prevent the flames from reaching the power station just in time.

The fire crews, from Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales, attended the fire at a Midland Glass Processing warehouse on North Road just after 1pm on Friday afternoon where they battled to gain control of the situation.

After three hours tackling the fire, the crews, assisted by workers who helped to clear the area, managed to avert the potential catastrophe.

A spokeswoman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Sian Corrigan, said:

“This had the potential to be a major blaze hence the number of resources sent to it. However, thanks to the actions of the crews they were able to prevent the fire developing from its initial state, which was relatively small although it did cause a lot of smoke.”