South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said that the blaze started at 5.15pm and nine fire engines were sent. The brigade stated that the fire involved mixed metals and industrial waste and covered an area around 100m by 40m in size.
On Saturday 26, two appliances remained in the afternoon before departing subsequent to checks on the site on Sunday.
Morris Metals thanked the fire service for their help and said that there were no injuries relating to the fire.
Tom Morris, director of Morris Metals, said that he considered that the company’s Fire Prevention Plan had played an important part in helping to ensure the fire was contained to a single bay. He explained that the fire service had decided to let the bay fire burn out while watching for embers spreading from the fire.
Segregated
Mr Morris said: “At 17.15 on Friday evening a small fire started in a segregated waste pile at our Facility on Balby Carr. The fire spread through this pile but was contained within it by our fire containment storage walls. There are no injuries and there is no damage to any site infrastructure, with our containment strategy working to limit the size and scope of the fire.”
He added: “At this stage we believe the fire was caused by a lithium ion battery, these units cause fires weekly in waste sites like ours and we continue to impress on households, local authorities and government, the importance of responsible disposal of these devices. We would like to take the opportunity to thank South Yorkshire fire brigade for their assistance.”
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