Container fire in Red Lodge

Three appliances from Mildenhall and Ixworth attended a fire at a scrap yard near Red Lodge involving a 5m x 4m storage container.

On arrival, crews reported a large plume of smoke and found the container afully involved in fire. Firefighters tackled the blaze from a safe distance using two hose reel jets, and a water carrier was requested to support firefighting operations. 

The fire was contained to the container and a stop was called at 8.19am.