Sunday, 31 July 2011

Fife Factory Blaze

Sunday Herald:

Firefighters tackle factory blaze

Last updated 31 Jul 2011 - 1:20 pm

Fire fighters have spent around six hours tackling a blaze at a linen factory in Kirkaldy

Crews were called to Peter Greig & Co, in St Clair Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, at around 11pm on Friday night, where they found a fire in the building's roof space.

A spokeswoman for Fife Fire and Rescue Service said a decontamination team was brought in after fears over the possibility of asbestos.

The brigade used an aerial rescue pump as well as breathing apparatus and a thermal image camera to extinguish the blaze.

They were still on scene until 5am on Saturday, "dampening down" and ventilating the one-storey property.

The extent of the building's damage is not yet known.

It is unknown whether a Fire Risk Assessment had been carried out on this property.

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