Fire crews summoned after blaze in industrial container in Milton Keynes

Fire crews were required after a fire was reported in an industrial container in Milton Keynes.

The incident happened on Guernsey Road in Newton Leys to the south of the city at around 7:55pm on Tuesday (27/01).

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescure reported that two appliances and crews from West Ashland and two officers attended the incident to bring it under control.

Firefighters used two sets of breathing apparatus an extended hose reel and a gas monitor to extinguish a fire involving a natural gas-fed engine within an industrial container.

The fire crews were also noted as working with the National Grid and network operators to isolate the electricity supply.

Bucks Fire confirmed that the unit was around 70 per cent damaged by fire. No injuries or fatalities were reported.