News Story
Owners are this morning assessing damage to their Henderson plastics factory which was destroyed by fire overnight. And investigators are on-site seeking the cause. Last night firefighters declared a 4th Alarm attendance as flames swept through the premises punctuated by loud explosions which sometimes sent flames shooting skywards. Cars in an adjacent yard were also burnt. 26 members attended from our brigade, carrying out a range of duties. Some personnel closed Bruce McLaren Road when additional hose-lines were run into the fire, crossing the road. Other members provided scene safety and assisted with evacuations from a nearby church. Then there were Command Unit duties and those members in the mobile canteen, as well as providing fireground refreshments, had an early morning bake-off preparing 50 hot meals for firefighters. One of the biggest responses to a fire in recent years, members put in more than 130 person-hours during the long-duration 4th Alarm operations spanning from just before 10pm, when the alarm was given, until 4 this morning.
