Blaze at HeckmondwikeTreatment Works
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| Tank ablaze on Water treatment site |
The treatment works is between Heckmondwike and Dewsbury Moor.The fire started around 7pm at the plant near to the Ponderosa Farm site.
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| Ground Monitor in Use as flames leap skyward |
The huge plume of thick black smoke given off by the fire could be seen billowing for miles around and at the height of the blaze flames up to 30ft high could be seen.
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| Walls bowing in the incredible heat |
Batley Watch Manager John Jackson said the fire was within a large circular concrete holding area within the sewage works which meant there was no fear of it spreading.
“We have requested specialist advice because of the nature of the material we are dealing with. We have surrounded and protected the area and are using water from the River Spen to put the fire out.”
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| Collapsed walls assisted with getting to the base of the fire |
Nobody was working at the site when the fire broke out.
The first crews that arrived had to break through electric gates to reach the site. Water shortage was an initial problem.
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| Fire Investigation Officer at scene |
Appliances from Batley, Dewsbury, Cleckheaton and Odsal attend the incident along with senior advisors and waterboard officials. No-one has been injured and the Fire Investigation team are at the scene attempting to find the cause.
Updated 17:10 13/06/2013
Some firefighters left the scene at around midnight and Odsal were there until 4am, along with relief crews from Morley and Wakefield. Firefighters from across the region were at the scene through the night.
Video footage of the scene
It is now understood that the fire was started deliberately.
