Bridgnorth metal plant evacuated in fire drama
A Bridgnorth metal plant was evacuated when machinery caught fire in the early hours of today.
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Hot bearings set fire to kerosene in the rolling mill at Bridgnorth Aluminium, and night staff were asked to leave the building.
Bosses said the factory's automatic fire protection system put out the flames within seconds at the Stourbridge Road premises shortly after 3am.
Neil Birt, the plant's health and safety manager, said: "We had a problem with the bearing and that set fire to the kerosene. Our safety system triggered automatically using carbon dioxide to put it out in about 10 seconds."
Firefighters from Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock attended the scene, but the fire was out when they arrived.
