Scottish Battery plant Catches Fire for second time
A HUGE blaze has ripped through a Scottish battery plant after it exploded for the second time in a year
Fire crews raced to the scene at 12.42pm and are currently tackling the inferno at the Fenix Battery Recycling plant in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, yesterday.
Nearby residents are being urged to keep their windows and doors closed as a precaution.
Shocked locals have been watching on in stunned silence as they watch battery missiles fly from the fire into the direction of their homes and cars. Footage from the scene shows bright orange flames tearing through the site.
Thick smoke can be seen from miles in surrounding towns as it billows into the air.
Laura Dobbie, 42, said:
“Police have told us people have been hit with flying batteries. I’ve not heard if they’ve been hurt but it’s terrifying. It’s like living in a war zone.
People have had their windows smashed with flying batteries.”
Dot Hamilton, 63 said:
“I think it’s disgusting. It should never have happened. We have to live here. God knows what damage it’s doing long term. Someone has been hit by a battery.
It could have been so much worse. I’ve had to come home from work because my dog was home alone.”
It comes almost exactly a year after terrified residents were evacuated from their homes as fire crews battled a massive blaze at the same battery recycling plant.
Hundreds of people living beside the Fenix Battery Recycling plant had to flee their homes on April 8th last year.
Loud banging noises could be heard as far away as neighbouring towns Irvine and Stevenston as thousands of batteries exploded.
People were warned to stay indoors and keep all windows and vents closed, with many reporting the smell and smoke as being overpowering.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said:
“We were alerted at 12.42pm on Wednesday, 9 April, to reports of a large fire within a recycling centre on Byrehill Place, Kilwinning.
Operations Control has mobilised six fire appliances to the scene and firefighters are working to extinguish the flames. There are currently no reported casualties.
As a precaution, members of the public are being asked to avoid the area and close windows and doors if affected by smoke.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said:
“Emergency services are in attendance at a fire in West Byrehill Industrial Estate, Kilwinning. Motorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is advising people in nearby houses to keep windows and doors closed.”
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Current Lithium batteries are unsafe in any size or quantity and should never have been approved for use in any circumstances.
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