Welford resident woken at 5am as fire rages through scrap at depot
EXPLOSIONS rocked a resident’s home in Welford at 5am on Monday after fire raged through a large pile of scrap at a depot on Long Marston Road.
Fire fighters tackled the blaze for five hours which started when approximately 30 metres by 10 metres of scrap including a caravan and two cars caught fire.
No one was injured during the incident but one resident – who did not wish to be identified – said:
“I was woken by explosions going off at 5am and the noise made my dog bark a lot. I went outside to see what was going on and saw the fire was at Rainbow Nurseries situated on the Long Martson Road to Welford. It was a massive fire and it’s the second time it’s happened this year – there was a fire at the same place on 26th July.”
On that occasion a fire involving 20 tonnes of waste, was believed to have been started after a lorry damaged some overhead cables.
Later on, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Rainbow Nurseries, Welford Hill, Long Marston Road, on Wednesday - 26th July – and four crews were sent to tackle the blaze.
More details of Monday’s fire emerged when a spokesperson for Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 5.38 am on Monday 4th December to reports of a fire at Rainbow Nurseries, Welford Hill, Long Marston Road in Welford. We had 4 appliances in attendance and found, upon arrival, an area approximately 30M by 10M of scrap and recycling including a caravan and two cars that were well alight. Crews stayed at the scene for 5 hours tackling the fire and returned later the same day to reinspect and ensure all fire was fully extinguished.”
