Fire at Industrial Units in North Weald
Firefighters responded to reports of smoke last night
Firefighters responded yesterday evening (April 17th) to multiple reports of smoke in the area near to Vicarage Lane West in North Weald.
Crews arrived after 6:05pm yesterday, and reported that the fire was afecting a large commercial building.
It was under control by 7:30pm with crew dampening down hot spots.
Harlow and Epping stations were in attendance.
Crew Manager Ross Daynes said: "
"The fire involved a number of industrial buildings. There was large steel framed buildings, ISO containers and a number of other smaller units.
"Firefighters worked very hard in difficult conditions. Due to the remote location, we had a low water supply, but crews worked really quickly to surround and contain the fire.
"Due to the damge and collapse of a number of the units, it was a difficult fire to fully extinguish due to hidden hot spots.
"We also found two cylinders, which can be very dangerous if they get too hot, so firefighters used water to cool them until they were safe".