Warehouse fire at Sunderland Industrial Estate

Firefighters attended a fire at a warehouse in Sunderland which started on 26th January.

Several business units at the industrial estate off Chaytor Grove in Hendon have been severely damaged.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service remained at the scene for several hours cooling the site. It is reported that the site has an asbestos roof and is thought to be storing around nine gas cylinders.

There were no casualties reported in the fire. An investigation into the cause of the blaze will be carried out by police.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that you:

‘must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which relevant persons are exposed’

This means that all companies as a first point in their Fire Safety must complete a Fire Risk Assessment.  This must be carried out by a competent person, who is trained to perform risk assessments.