Location: Canada Dock, Kirkdale
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at an incident at Canada Dock, Regent Road, Kirkdale.
Crews were alerted at 22.17 and on scene at 22.28, with two fire engines attending.
On arrival this is approximately 10,000 tonnes of scrap metal with fire located within the pile. Onsite staff are utilising plant machinery to remove metal from pile. Currently there is one tug boat and one ground monitor from the site in use. Crews are continuing to monitor the scene.
As a result of smoke issuing from the scrap metal fire, residents and businesses in the area should keep doors and windows closed. People with an existing health condition should keep medicines close and if any ill effects are experienced dial NHS 111 for advice.
This incident is ongoing, please avoid the area.
UPDATE – Friday 5th July, 10.35am
Crews continued digging out waste material overnight.
Currently there are three ground monitors being utilised while numerous grabbers and a dump truck continue to break down the waste pile. Two tugboats are being used to dampen down waste material and a high volume pump from Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service is in attendance.
The incident is ongoing and there is still a large amount of smoke in the area. Please continue to avoid the area and keep all doors and windows closed.
People with an existing health condition should keep medicines close and if any ill effects are experienced dial NHS 111 for advice.
UPDATE – Friday 5th July, 3:00pm
Multi-agency meetings have taken place between MFRS, Environment Agency, Norton and Peel Ports.
Currently there are two fire engines on scene alongside Cheshire's high volume pump.
The service drone has been deployed to monitor and firefighting tactics remain the same, but with an additional tugboat now in use.
There is still a large amount of smoke in the area, so please avoid the area and keep doors and windows closed.
UPDATE – Monday 8th July, 12:45pm
On Friday evening, good progress was made in fighting the fire and operations were reduced to one tugboat.
Crews continued to fight the deep seated fire by using diggers to separate the material into smaller piles so it could be dampened down.
Four ground monitors were used alongside Cheshire's high volume pump and a tugboat.
Following successful firefighting efforts, the incident was scaled down later on Friday evening to one tugboat and all use of ground monitors and the high volume pump was ceased.
By the end of Friday the main body of fire was extinguished and the service drone was deployed to monitor temperature with a thermal scan.
Overnight and into Saturday the area involved was checked for hot spots and damped down as necessary, with thermal scans ongoing and excavation taking place to enable dousing with water of areas showing high heat readings.
After a final multi-agency meeting the site was handed back over to the responsible person after temperature readings on Thermal Imaging Cameras and the service drone showed normal temperatures. Advice was given to continue monitoring the affected area before fire crews left the scene at around 1.00pm on Saturday 6th. Many thanks to colleagues from Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service for their assistance with the High Volume Pump.