ONGOING | Industrial building on fire in Lostock Gralam

Date/Time:

09 May 2025 - 19:41

Address

Griffiths Road
Northwich

Attendance

Fire engines from Northwich, Middlewich, Winsford, Knutsford, Congleton, plus the aerial ladder platform from Lymm and the rapid response rescue unit from Knutsford

Details

UPDATE AT 21:30 | Shortly after 19:40 multiple fire engines were deployed to reports of a large fire involving exterior plant machinery spreading to the structure of adjacent industrial premises. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have tackling the fire from the exterior using main jets and hose reel water jets, while other entered the building with thermal imaging cameras to check for hotspots. Just before 20:30 attendance was reduced to three fire engines and the aerial platform. UPDATE AT 23:30 | Attendance has now been reduced to two fire engines and the aerial ladder platform with crews monitoring for hotspots. They expect to remain at the scene for another two hours.