Firefighters from Harrogate and Knaresborough used breathing apparatus to tackle a factory fire in Birstwith.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to reports of a fire in a flour drying unit measuring 60 metres x 20 metres at Kerry Ingredients at 12.29pm yesterday.
Its incident report said:
“The fire caused 30% fire damage and 50% smoke damage to the drying unit only.
“The cause of the fire was overheating product in the dryer. Crews used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, a thermal imaging camera, a triple extension ladder and small tools to deal with the incident.”
It is not the first time firefighters have been called to the three-storey former mill.
In August last year, Ripon and Knaresborough crews used breathing apparatus to tackle a blaze in a drying plant.
The cause of the incident was not revealed.
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Firefighters were called to Birstwith this morning when a drying plant in a food factory went up in flames.
Crews from Ripon and Knaresborough went to Kerry Ingredients shortly before 7am this morning.
They used breathing apparatus and hose reel jets to tackle the fire.
A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said:
“There was damage to the drying equipment and pipework. The cause of the fire is not confirmed.”
Firefighters left the site by 9.18am.
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