Skip Hire

Last night, a skip hire depot in Norfolk went up in flames; a devastating eventuality for the rental business as well as its staff. Based in North Walsham, the fire took place at an industrial estate. This saw two crews of firefighters make their way to the scene. Reported as a ‘ferocious fire’, the two crews were battling the flames through the night, still combatting the element as the sun rose this morning (Sunday 18th February).

Speaking this morning, a Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service control room supervisor said that the two crews from Massingham and Sheringham were still making attempts to put the fire out on Cornish Way. He also confirmed that Lyngate Road, the road that surrounds the hire depot, remained shut until further notice. While an inconvenience for some, safety is now the priority for the emergency services.

Reported to them at 9.30pm, news of the fire quickly spread across their local community, with many waiting patiently for the ten appliances to put out the fire. At the height of the flames, the scene saw 60 firefighters do their best to settle the fire; using a whole range of specialist equipment when doing so. This included aerial ladders, a water carrier, control unit as well as main and hose reel jets.

Eager to manage the impact of the fire, firefighters were heavily concerned about the safety of local residents following the blaze. Instructing those living by to keep windows and doors shut, the atmosphere of the area was tense to say the least.

Firefighters are expected to be damping down for most of the day; a true testament to the emergency services here in the UK.

So, who are Drurys Skip Hire?

Drurys Skip Hire is a skip rental company based in Norfolk. As a family-run business, they are proud to offer a quick, efficient service across Norfolk and the Norwich area.

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Skip hire company being investigated after bonfire reports

A skip hire company in Lancashire is being investigated after the fire services were called to extinguish a fire reported to be related to the skip firm, which was causing acrid smoke to pollute the area.

Residents complained when a large bonfire was set alight on the A1 Skips Holme Road site in Clayton-le-Moors last week, with the residents claiming that carpets and plastics were being burned which as causing the area to become engulfed by acrid smoke.

However the skip hire company at the centre of the allegations argued that the land on which the bonfire was burning did not belong to them and was completely unrelated to their skip rental business.

According to local newspaper reports, the residents had complained previously to councillors over bonfires which they claim were being started by the skip hire company to burn waste.

The fire service revealed that they were called to extinguish the fire after the Environment Agency tried and failed to get A1 Skips to put out the bonfire which was causing big black clouds of smog to hang over the area, distressing the residents. The bonfire was burning on an area of land approximately 150 square meters in size, a mixture of commercial and domestic waste was found set alight.

The Environment Agency are now reportedly carrying out an investigation into the large scale bonfire and attempting to establish whether or not the skip hire company are involved as the residents suggest.