Fire in skip at BCB Environmental Management Limited, Tockwith (From York Press)

Fire in skip at BCB Environmental Management Limited, Tockwith

7:55am Tuesday 16th June 2009

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DETAILS have emerged about a fire at a waste disposal company near Tockwith.

It started just after 7pm on Sunday, at BCB Environmental Management Limited, in Marston Business Park. It took one-and-a-half hours to be brought under control.

BCB managing director Phil Boardman said the fire started in a skip locked inside a unit, and no hazardous waste was involved.

He said: “A fire was reported at about 7pm, when someone noticed smoke coming from vents in the hangar. The fire service was notified immediately and established that it was a small fire in a steel skip containing non-hazardous waste.

“The fire was extinguished shortly after 9pm, and the fire service left the site at about 10pm. We are still investigating the cause of the blaze, but at present the most likely explanation is spontaneous combustion. Although the skip has been destroyed, other damage has been minimal.”

The Environment Agency was also at the scene of the fire, but a spokeswoman said it had no concerns.

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