2013 Smethwick fire

Conflagration in Smethwick, England November 2019March 2024 2013 Smethwick fire Photograph of the aftermath of the fire at the Jayplas recycling site in Smethwick, West Midlands taken 02-07-2013 2013-07-02 19-44.jpg 250px Aftermath, seen on 2 July 2013 2013 06 30 y Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, England 52.50322 -1.96942 region:GB_type:event inline,title Sky lantern thumb|The fire seen from the West Midlands Police helicopter At around 11pm on the night of 30 June 2013, a sky lantern landed on a Jayplas plastics and paper recycling plant on Dartmouth Road, near to the West Bromwich Albion football ground, at Smethwick, West Midlands, England, igniting the material stored there. The resulting fire was the largest ever dealt with by the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), who deployed over 200 firefightershttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23123549 Smethwick fire: Chinese lantern 'caused largest blaze' 1 July 2013 BBC Online 1 July 2013 and nearly 40 appliances,https://mobile.twitter.com/WestMidsFire/status/351685519371026433 Twitter 1 July 2013 West Midlands Fire Service 1 July 2013 including seven appliances borrowed from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and three from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. Three firefighters were taken to hospital. The 6000 ft mhttp://www.itv.com/news/central/2013-07-01/150-firefighters-at-major-smethwick-fire/ 150 firefighters at 'major' Smethwick fire Lobo Joe Central - ITV News 1 July 2013 column of smoke cloud could be seen as far away as Coventry. 10 miles away in Yardley, the skies were filled with grey ash in the morning rush hour. WMFS received over 400 emergency phone calls.https://mobile.twitter.com/WestMidsFire/status/351604342874312704 Twitter West Midlands Fire Service 1 July 2013 The Canal and River Trust and the Environment Agency monitored nearby waterways for toxic residues in the run-off water.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23129776 Smethwick fire: Saving wildlife after a huge blaze 1 July 2013 BBC Online 1 July 2013https://mobile.twitter.com/EnvAgencyMids/status/351699474168569856 Twitter Environment Agency 1 July 2013 Birmingham Airport monitored the smoke in case it affected arriving or departing flights. Delays were caused on the adjacent M5 Motorway and the region's road network. WMFS broadcast live from the site over the Internet, via Bambuser.http://bambuser.com/v/3706323 Smethwick Fire live 1 July 2013 Initial estimates put the cost of the damage caused at £6 million. On the afternoon of 1 July the WMFS called for "an urgent review of the legislation regarding the use of airborne ‘fire’ lanterns",https://www.wmfs.net/content/sky-lanterns-statement Sky lanterns: statement 2013-07-01 West Midlands Fire Service 1 July 2013 calling on the public and event organisers to stop using them and questioning whether event licences should be issued for events where they were to be used.https://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2013/07/01/huge-fire-at-smethwick-recycling-plant/ Bosses speak out over "tragic accident" as Chinese lantern sparks region's biggest fire Express & Star 1 July 2013 See also Krefeld Zoo#2020 fire References External links Smethwick fire 2013 Category:Smethwick Category:2013 disasters in the United Kingdom Category:2013 in England Category:2010s fires in the United Kingdom Category:2013 fires in Europe Category:2010s in the West Midlands (county) Category:Building and structure fires in England Category:Disasters in the West Midlands (county) Category:June 2013 in the United Kingdom Smethwick