Blaze engulfs Wirral warehouse twice in one week
Apr 17 2010 by Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo
A HUGE blaze swept through a warehouse in Merseyside today – the second fire there in just a week.
Fire fighters were called to the derelict building next to Cammell Lairds as smoke poured into the air.
Earlier this week, crews fought to contain a massive explosion in a warehouse on Campbeltown Road, on Wirral docklands.
The first inferno, which was tackled by 70 firefighters at its height, was believed to have started in a John S Braid owned warehouse on Monday evening.
John S Braid is an international logistics and freight company.
As firefighters battled to contain the flames, which leapt 30ft into the air, there were concerns about it reaching the ship yard, a nearby petrol station and a Calor gas store.
Merseyside Fire Service today said they were called to the same location on Campbeltown Road today at 2.50pm following reports of another fire.
A spokeswoman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said they would return to the site later tonight to ensure the area was safe.
She said: “We went back out there today and had four appliances in attendance at the derelict building.
“It was caused by oil from an electrical transformer that had caught fire.”
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