2007 Atherstone fire

2007 Atherstone fire

The 2007 Atherstone fire took place on 2 November 2007 in the town of Atherstone on Stour in Warwickshire in England.

A vegetable packing plant the size of four association football pitches caught fire in a suspected arson attack. Four firefighters were reported missing that night after they went in to rescue workers they thought they were stuck in building. One was quickly pulled out of the wreckage but died later in hospital. Due to the debris and the instability of the building three of the bodies were not found until 6 November, despite the heroic efforts of several crews. This was the worst fire incident in Great Britain for 35 years after seven firefighters died while fighting a fire at a warehouse in Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow in 1972.

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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7077100.stm BBC report]


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