At 4.23pm on Tuesday 21st April firemen were called to a blaze at the Springfield
Mill Apartments in Bridge Street, Sandiacre. Over a dozen appliances were at
the scene including two aerial ladder platforms, two water
carriers and a control room unit. Firefighters from Ilkeston, Long Eaton,
Nottingham Road, Clay Cross, Belper, Highfields (Nottinghamshire), Stockhill
(Nottinghamshire), London Road (Nottinghamshire) and Loughborough
(Leicestershire) were also in attendance. They had arrived to find the blaze
had ripped through the roof of the
apartments. The block of flats were cleared and police closed the road. Flames could still be seen at 8pm although by then the blaze was under control.
Speaking from the scene, Area Manager Clive Stanbrook
said: “Thanks to the rapid and effective firefighting carried out by crews,
we have been able to save at least three quarters of the building by using fire
breaks to prevent a catastrophic fire spread, which could have led to the loss
of the whole building.”
Station
Road, Bridge Street and Town Street remained closed during the evening as
emergency services continued to deal with the fire.
On Wednesday morning
22nd April firefighters were continuing to deal with the fire. One crew from
Ascot Drive Fire Station were using the aerial ladder platform to damp down hot
spots that continued to burn in the roof space and between the third and fourth
floor of the building. Work continued with emergency service
colleagues, from Emergency Planning and Derbyshire police as part of the
multi-agency response to this incident. A joint fire
investigation is underway.
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