Recycle Plant Ablaze Near Dumfries
Written by admin on July 18, 2013
Battling a blaze at a recycle plant near Dumfries this morning shortly after 8am, fire-fighters from across Dumfries and Galloway have been joined by colleagues from South Lanarkshire and Carlisle.
An SFRS spokesperson said that they received a number of 999 calls from the public reporting thick smoke emanating from the roof of an industrial building on Lockerbie Road.
“Members of staff at the site reported there was no-one within the building and the incident commander ordered his fire-fighters to tackle the flames from outside using main water jets,” the spokesperson said.
Operations Control mobilised two appliances from Dumfries and the crews arrived to find a well-developed fire had taken hold of property. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) committed more than 30 fire-fighters to the incident.
“The fire has now been surrounded and ground monitors are in place as crews continue operations, which are likely to be on-going for some time.”
