Incidents of interest

Published

13/03/2023 10:01am

Location

Walworth Road, Andover, United Kingdom

Crews from across Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire respond to Walworth Industrial Estate blaze

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Firefighters remain on the scene of a large warehouse fire on the Walworth Industrial Estate in Andover.

The two-storey building used as a furniture and paint store was fully involved in the blaze which is now under control.

The incident has been scaled down overnight, with only two crews remaining on scene this morning, continuing to dampen down.

The HIWFRS Control Room received multiple calls reporting the incident shortly after 10am, with Hampshire crews working alongside colleagues from Dorset and Wiltshire FRS and Royal Berkshire FRS.

At the height of the incident there were approximately 100 firefighters on the scene working to stop the fire.

Fortunately there have been no injuries from the blaze.

The fire has caused approximately 90% damage to the main building, which spread to the side of an adjacent premises.

Fire engines responded to the scene from Andover, Whitchurch, Winchester, Basingstoke, Eastleigh, St Mary’s, Brockenhurst, Bishop’s Waltham, Hartley Wintney, Sutton Scotney, Hamble, Rushmoor, Dorset and Wiltshire FRS and Royal Berkshire FRS.

Relief crews from Totton, Ringwood, Romsey, Cosham, Overton, Beaulieu, Tadley, Yateley, Havant, Southsea, Hightown and Droxford were sent to take over from the firefighters who were first on the scene and had been working for a number of hours.

Water carriers, aerial ladder platforms and environmental protection unit vehicles were also on the scene.

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