Peterborough firefighters called to industrial blaze in city

Firefighters had to tackle a blaze in Peterborough when industrial machinery caught fire yesterday afternoon.

By Stephen Briggs

Published 10th Nov 2020, 08:56 BST

Updated 10th Nov 2020, 09:00 BST

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At 4.18pm on Monday (9) crews were called to a fire on Staplee Way in Parnwell, Peterborough.

Crews from Stanground, Dogsthorpe, Thorney, Sawtry, the Peterborough Volunteers Fire Brigade and the north roaming fire engine attended the incident.

Firefighters arrived to find a fire involving a large industrial hopper. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using hose reels and jets. They returned to their stations by 7.45pm.

The cause of the fire was accidental.

Peterborough Dogsthorpe Stanground