Fire crews remain at Datashredders blaze two days after it started
Two days after it started, firefighters are still at the Datashredders blaze in Wimblington. - Credit: CAMBS FIRE
Two days after it started, firefighters are still at the Datashredders blaze in Wimblington.
A crew from Ramsey are currently working with on-site staff to break up the paper bales and extinguish the remaining small pockets of fire.
Crews were called to the fire on Eastwood Industrial Estate at 9.53am on Monday March 29.
More than 50 firefighters, including crews from March, Chatteris, Wisbech, Ely, Ramsey, Huntingdon, Dogsthorpe, Stanground and Cottenham, along with the north roaming fire engine, attended the scene.
Crews from Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Suffolk and RAF Alconbury also attended the incident.
You may also want to watch:
Firefighters arrived to find well developed fire involving an industrial building.
Crews worked hard to extinguish the fire and stop it spreading to other buildings. They were also assisted by staff at the site who used diggers to break up bales of paper.
Most Read
- 1 Travellers move onto sports field forcing football to be cancelled
- 2 Lack of public transport blamed for collapse of £10.5m training centre
- 3 Chatteris firm with £20m growth plan
- 4 Body found in Wisbech road
- 5 Family remembers 'cheeky, friendly and well-liked' mechanic
- 6 Hares hit five, Wisbech win, Whittlesey victorious as Drove triumph
- 7 Diamond celebrations for former mayor and council chairman
- 8 ‘High risk’ paedophile had indecent images of children on his phone
- 9 Tractor driver error may have caused freight derailment in the Fens
- 10 It's a family affair as planners consider five luxury homes
Datashredders provides shredding services for industries that deal with large amounts of sensitive data such as legal practices, healthcare providers and other public sectors.
