Fire Marine Parade in Southampton
*20.30 (8 March)*
Following assessments of the site of the fire & its surrounding areas by HIWFRS and Southampton City Council, all services in the area have resumed as usual.
All roads and footbridges have reopened & all activities have resumed.
*19:00 (8 March)*
Our crews have left the scene, but will be returning to conduct reinspections of the site. The surrounding road closures were due to be lifted at 7pm this evening.
*10:00 (8 March)*
Firefighters are liaising with utility companies and demolition teams in regards to next steps.
*16:20 (7 March)*
We are scaling down our response to two fire engines and one Aerial Ladder Platform. It is likely we will remain onsite throughout the night damping down and dealing with hotspots. Road closures currently remain in place.
*11:00 (7 March)*
HIWFRS Incident Commander Mark White said:
“Activities have continued over night and this morning we have four fire engines in attendance along with an Aerial Ladder Platform, which is a high reach appliance that is being used as a water tower. We are hoping at some point today we will be able to extinguish the fire completely, however in some areas it is really deep seated and there are areas that are very difficult to reach due to the partially collapsed nature of the building.”
Because of a change in wind direction people who were previously unaffected may now be seeing and smelling smoke, our advice remains that people in affected areas should keep their windows closed.
Road closures remain in place and people are asked to avoid the area if possible.
If you find ash and debris from the Marine Parade fire on your property you are advised to leave it alone.
*07:00 (7 March)*
Crews remain at the fire that has affected industrial units near St Mary’s football stadium, Southampton. There are currently 4 Fire engines, 1 Aerial Ladder Platform and other specialist vehicles in attendance.
People in the area are advised to keep windows and doors closed due to the amount of smoke that is still in the area.
Some roads local to the incident are closed and people are advised to avoid the area to allow movements of emergency vehicles.
*23:00 (6 March)*
The fire is under control and our firefighters remain on scene. Relief crews take over from midnight and overnight we will be downscaling our response, the make up will be five fire engines and an Aerial Ladder Platform.
There are five industrial units on the site, three of those units are fully involved in the fire, measures are being taken to protect the other two.
*17:40 (6 March)*
HIWFRS Incident Commander John Amos said:
“We’ve got more than 100 personnel onsite working extremely hard to tackle a well-developed fire near to St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton.
“We have been working closely with our partner agencies and Southampton Football Club throughout this incident, with tonight’s scheduled match postponed.
We expect to have a presence on the scene overnight and into tomorrow. We ask that the public avoid the area due to a number of road closures in place, and that local residents keep windows and doors closed because of the large smoke plume.”
*17:10 (6 March) *
There are currently around 100 firefighters in attendance tackling the fire.
This is a significant incident and it is likely there will be a fire presence in the area for a prolonged period of time. Over that time, our presence will scale down as the fire is fully extinguished and the smoke plume dissipates.
Residents in the area affected by the smoke plume are advised to keep doors and windows closed. Some roads local to the incident are closed and people are advised to avoid the area to allow movements of emergency vehicles.
In light of the smoke and travel disruption colleagues at Southampton FC have taken the decision to postpone this evening’s scheduled match – Preston match postponed | Article | Southampton FC Official Site
*14:45 (6 March)*
Additional fire engines are now heading to the scene to make it up to 18. There are five industrial units, the fire currently involves three .
There is lots of smoke and people in the area are reminded to keep doors and windows closed.
*13:50 (6 March)*
Crews are currently attending a fire in Marine Parade Southampton. The initial call came in at 13:05. The fire is affecting industrial units near St Mary’s football stadium. There are currently 8 Fire engines, 2 Aerial Ladder Platforms and other specialist vehicles in attendance.
People in the area are advised to keep windows and doors closed due to the amount of smoke.
Some roads local to the incident are closed and people are advised to avoid the area to allow movements of emergency vehicles.
