AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE TOPIC TITLE YET ANOTHER FIRE DOWN SALTHOUSE MILLS !!!

BUT IT WAS THE MAIN BUILDING THIS TIME.. THE SALTHOUSE MILLS SKIP HIRE GARAGE...

EVERYTHING DESTROYED THE DIGGER THE SKIP WAGONS E.T.C

TOOK THEM 9 HOURS TO PUT IT OUT THE FULL BUILDING WAS ALIGHT ... SOUNDS TO BE BAD FROM WHAT THE EVENING MAIL HAVE TO SAY .. AND FEARS OF EXPLOSIONS DUE TO HIGHLEY FLAMABLE GAS CANISTERS OR SOMETHING ,.!!!!

Why do people do this sort of thing? (assuming its deliberate)

Read on ovalchat about it and it seems the future of the track is in the balance,huge shame! and especially with all the hard work thats gone in to re-opening

Thanks for the postings everyone.

Yes, the building is in a real mess and I understand it will have to be demolished.

Just where this leaves the proposed re-opening I'm not sure until I speak with the owners who will no doubt have to meet with the authorities again about safety and security at the whole site.

I'll let you know the situation as soon as I find out.

Front Page Article from Tonights Evening Mail -

Fire filled the sky
Last updated 13:38, Monday, 02 June 2008

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FIREFIGHTERS were today on 24- hour alert over fears that a massive factory blaze could spark an explosion.

Firefighters were told Salthouse Mills, in Barrow, contained a number of gas cylinders, including three containing highly dangerous gas acetylene.

More than 30 frantic calls from concerned members of the public were made to emergency services and Barrow Fire Station during the evening.

Crews arrived at the Mills at around 9.15pm, where they identified the explosion risk. A fire crew from Barrow remained at the scene this morning.

The building, which has been badly damaged by the blaze, is being monitored for the next 24 hours due to the acetylene explosion risk.

Barrow Fire Station crew manager Steve Harrison said: “We were aware that the building was being used to store gas cylinders and obviously that meant there was a risk of explosion. When we arrived at the scene the building was well alight.”

The fire crew’s main concern was the cylinders inside the building.

Mr Harrison said: “When you arrive at a fire like that, acetylene is always something you have to be very careful about.

“That is the real danger. There was a distinct possibility of it exploding.

“My immediate reaction was to call for assistance to try and put the fire out.”

A 40-strong team of firefighters from crews from Dalton, Ulverston and Windermere were called to join the nine-hour operation to extinguish the fire. Barrow police told a crowd of people watching the blaze to move 10 metres away.

As there was no immediate supply of water near to the building, crews had to use water from Cavendish Dock and a nearby beck.

Last night, smoke from the fire billowed over the skies across Roose and Barrow town centre.

Eyewitness Laura Williams, 19, of Salthouse Road was at home when the fire broke out.

She said: “You could see what was happening out of the window. The police were not allowing any cars to get up my street. There was smoke everywhere, it was really thick and black. There was a strong smell of smoke for hours, it is still there now.

“We closed our windows and doors.”

The building was being used as a storage space for family-run business Salthouse Mills Skip Hire. Two skip vans and a JCB were destroyed by the blaze.

William Walmsley, who runs the business with his brother, said: “I have been down this morning and everything is gone.

“There is nothing left.

“We are all gutted about it, really. The firefighters did everything they could, but there was not a lot they could do because the fire spread in the building so quickly.”

Last night’s blaze is the latest in a string of fires at the industrial estate.

An investigation is today underway to attempt to establish the cause.

Mr Harrison said: “I am unaware if the police are involved in the investigation at this stage, but there have been several fires at Salthouse Mills lately, but none quite as large-scale as last night’s fire.”

No one was injured.

yep was down there yesterday .. part of the roof has collapsed in ???

seemed to be the wost fire down there yet .. & there is rhumours who done it aswell

and its said to be that he has done them all down there aswell ... ???

is this true .

[Edit: 04/06/2008 - 8:23]

Can't say i've heard of him,is he anything to do with the barrow banger scene? or just someone who thinks he's hard

on of the barra massive loool

all teh fkin chavs who are down there all the time i think
ruhmours that a lad from my school was with him aswell
ill get onto him about that if soo ..

and possibley warn him!!!

in a nice banger person way mahhahahaha

Josh - is that true?

Its looking dire - just been on the phone to John..

The culprit is found and the vandalism stopped, that could help.

Just a quick update.

I tried to speak to the owners this morning but they have been called to urgent meetings with the Council and the Fire Service.

The recent events at the site are putting fire crew lives at risk every 2 weeks and the local community are understandably very concerned about the fires, explosion risks and exclusion zones every time there is a fire.

Unless some major changes are put in place by the owners it will be impossible to carry on. The situation could also be taken out of their hands and my hands with the site declared as a no-go zone by the authorities.

Recent post by John on ovalchat ^ Not looking good

The building has been assessed as dangerous and there is round the clock security in place to keep people away from it.

Lab. tests are being carried out to see whether there is asbestos coating on all the building sheets. If this is the case it will be a lengthy and specialist dismantling process.

Unfortunately, the situation is going from bad to worse.

when me and bekki went on saturday we saw about 4-6 chavs and they were down the mills shoutin abuse at us and threatening to throw bricks and glass at us, might be the same people your on about Josh???

possibley .. there all mouth down there though nothing to be worryed about trust me on that one ...

the guy is fairley tall .. chubby kind of shape & supposidley a chav witch tbh doesnt really supries me at all ..

well i didnt see that guy at school today but the ruhmours are ritch that he was involved or was atleast with the guy who done it ???

hopefully i will see him tomorrow ??

Updates when i see him

gonna go and see the damage for myself tomorrow night, probs from a distance tho coz john said theres people protecting it. and just go round the garages and stuff

gonna go and see the damage for myself tomorrow night, probs from a distance tho coz john said theres people protecting it. and just go round the garages and stuff

eventually got hold of that lad today ...
seems it wasnt the person who i originally posted

some one called kieran .. not a hardcore chav
goes to parkview or alfred barrow i think .. one of the two

erm in year 10 aswell .. just the infomation my mate gave me
he wont tell me anything else .. just that he rang him to come
to the mills quickley & when he arrived the full building was ablaze ??

and the fire supposidley was started via petrol bomb ...

he said he wasnt shure if it was him as there was alot of people down there that night .. so tbh i dont know if he is chatting absalute rubbish but i think he is telling the truth about the kieran guy .. and thats the correct name .. he started going quite when i said it was a mistake as it was some ones buisiness .. he turned the tables n was like o there was loads of people down there so i dont know if it really was him ???

strange !!

Cheers Josh