Fire broke out at a recycling plant in Ordsall, Salford at 2330 on Sunday night. I took this photo going past at about 1730 on Monday. Smoke is still billowing out today and roads in the vicinity are closed. It's almost 36 hours since it started. Thankfully no immediate injuries were reported although I fear what poisonous fumes we are all going to be breathing in as a result over the coming days.
Local social media has also been ablaze with photos and updates covering the event. Mancunian Wave is playing its part by spreading the fire to Our World Tuesday.
Impressive photo but not such an impressive event.
ReplyDeleteThis stuff can smoulder for days.
ReplyDeleteOhhh !!!
ReplyDeleteDid not see that on the news
ReplyDeleteyou would have done had it happened in London, I dare say...#UKMediaLondonBias ;-(
DeleteIt can take longer than a few days to smoulder... a dramatic shot!
ReplyDeleteGoodness me. Looks dreadful. Glad all are safe but not looking good for recycling plant. I think something similar happened in the West Midlands recently. Hope there isn't a trend emerging here.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. This brings back memories of the recycling plant (Plastimet) fire in Hamilton in 1997. It took almost 4 days to extinguish.
ReplyDeleteThe footage I saw on the news looked just like the one in bredbury last year
ReplyDeleteVery scary stuff! Nice photo of the event and who knows what is going up in that smoke.
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