Drone footage released after more than 50 firefighters tackle Jarrow fire
Drone footage courtesy of TWFRS
The fire service has released drone footage of a large blaze at an industrial estate in South Tyneside that took more than 50 firefighters to tackle.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) was called to a building on the Bede Industrial Estate, Jarrow on Sunday 2 July at around 12:30am.
The fire covered an area bigger than 10,000 square metres, with a total of 10 appliances being dispatched to the area to bring the blaze under control.
The fire is currently being treated as suspected arson and a cordon remains in place around the site.
TWFRS have said that at the height of the incident, 52 firefighters were involved as the Service deployed two aerial ladder platform vehicles and a drone unit.
Crews worked through the early hours to bring the fire under control with residents told to keep their doors and windows shut as they tackled the blaze.
No one is believed to have been in the building at the time of the fire.
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Lynsey McVay, said: "This was a significant fire, with more than 50 firefighters at the scene, but our crews did a fantastic job and it was contained very quickly before being extinguished.
“The drone footage we have released today shows the scale of this particular fire and I again want to thank everyone involved in the response, and our partners who supported the operation.
"We have had a number of large incidents in recent weeks and I want to reiterate it is not just the crews on the scene who have done so well, there is also a large team that sits behind them and they have dealt with the incidents amazingly well.
“Our fire investigators will support the police with their investigation and I want to thank them for their support over the weekend, and all our partners involved in this operation."
An investigation into the circumstances around the fire has been launched with Northumbria Police.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “An investigation is ongoing following a fire at a premise on Bede Industrial Estate in the early hours of Sunday (July 2).
“Officers are currently treating the cause of the fire as suspected arson.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via the Northumbria Police website or by calling 101 quoting log NP-20230702-0044.
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