Fire in extractor fan at commercial building near York

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 19:02 · Archive

Firefighters tackled a fire in an extractor fan at a commercial building in Elvington, near York, on Friday morning.

Firefighters were called to a commercial building in Elvington, near York, at 9.35am on Friday 9 November after a fire broke out in an extractor fan. Hot embers from a piece of machinery had travelled into the fan and ignited a build-up of sawdust inside it.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded with crews from York and Acomb stations, along with a water bowser from Tadcaster. Firefighters used a 9-metre ladder to access and investigate the extractor fan. They then removed the accumulated sawdust and extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet.

How it is being reported

• Firefighters called to blaze inside fan at commercial building near YorkFirefighters have been called in after a fire inside a fan at a commercial building on the outskirts of York.The Press (York) · 13 Nov, 17:37
• Firefighters called to blaze inside fan at commercial building near YorkFirefighters have been called in after a fire inside a fan at a commercial building on the outskirts of York.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 13 Nov, 17:37

In this story: Elvington · York · Acomb · Tadcaster · North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

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