Heap of scrap cars accidentally set alight by site workers
A heap of scrap cars were accidentally set alight by site workers in Chelmsford.
Firefighters rushed to the scene of the fire on Tileworks Lane, at around 10:27pm on January 10, reported that approximately 10 square metres of scrap cars, situated at the rear of an industrial unit, were alight.
Firefighters used a mechanical digger to separate the materials that were already alight to allow them to reach and extinguish the fire more easily.
The fire was extinguished by 0.23am on January 11.
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