Firefifghters tackle blaze in fly-tipped rubbish

FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a blaze involving a pile of fly-tipped rubbish in Runcorn.

The heap measured about three square metres in size and was located on a former slip lane linking Weston Point Expressway with the Silver Jubilee Bridge.

One fire engine from Runcorn, attended and was at the scene for around 20 minutes.

The blaze, which is believed to have been caused deliberately, was reported at 11.28am on Sunday, September 5, and was situated beneath the bridge.

A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At around 11.30am firefighters were called to reports of an outside fire in Runcorn.

“The fire involving flytipped rubbish measuring approximately three square metres was underneath the Silver Jubilee Bridge, on an old slipway onto the bridge from the Weston Point Expressway.

“Firefighters used a hose reel jet and a rake to extinguish the fire.

“They then used a thermal imaging camera to look for hotspots. Hotspots

were damped down with the hose reel jet. Firefighters were in attendance for around 20 minutes.”

The fire is believed to have been started deliberately. Anyone with any information about the fire should call Cheshire Constabulary on 101 or give the details via https:// www.cheshire.police.uk/ ro/report.