Fire crews tackle accidental oil tank blaze on Burslem industrial estate

By Sarah Garner 8th Aug 2023

Local News by Sarah Garner 8th Aug 2023

Fire crews were called to an industrial estate on Sneyd Hill in Burslem in the early hours of Saturday morning (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service).

Firefighters have extinguished an oil refinery fire at an industrial estate in Stoke-on-Trent.

Crews from Burslem, Hanley, Newcastle and Sandyford were called just after 12am on Saturday (5 August) to an industrial estate on Sneyd Hill, Burslem.

On arrival, crews found a 30 foot oil refinery installation well-alight. They used main jets to extinguish the fire by 1.50am.

The cause of the fire was deemed to be accidental as a result of contaminated insulation following industrial cleaning.

Thankfully, no one was injured.

Crews left the scene just before 11.20am.

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