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Thursday, May 24 2012

Fire crews battle industrial estate blaze

Watch firefighters at the scene of the blaze.

Firefighters spent hours tackling a blaze an industrial unit on the Medway City Estate, Strood, in the early hours of this morning.

Around 36 firefighters tackled the fire, at the Aurun Textile Service building in Trident Close, which broke out around 4am.

The blaze damaged around 20 per cent of the building.

A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service, said: "It was an intense fire and was well alight when we arrived.

"The firefighters did well and were able to put out the flames before they spread any further.

"There is about 20 per cent damage to the building and of course the textiles inside were left fire damaged. When we left the people who work there began cleaning up."

Tuesday, June 16 2009

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