Firefighters remained at Vernacare fire until evening

Around 10 fire engines turned out to Vernacare, a longstanding Bolton business.

Emergency services were called to the business, on Folds Road, after a fire alarm went off at approximately 9.45 am on Tuesday morning [May 26].

Firefighters didn’t leave the scene until roughly 9pm, after dampening down the warehouse.

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The Bolton News heard it was due to a wooden pallet setting alight in the warehouse, and that nobody had come to harm.

Steve Morris, Operations Manager of Vernacare, said: “A pallet set on fire, there was smoke in the warehouse.

“The fire alarm went off at around quarter to ten, no injuries or problems on the site.”

Fire engines kept coming and going on the hot day, as well as a van from the Salvation Army to provide food and refreshments to the crews.

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A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) previously said: “seven fire engines, a command support unit and an enhanced rescue unit attended a commercial building fire on Folds Road, Bolton.

“Crews wearing breathing apparatus arrived quickly and are using two hose reels to extinguish the blaze in the middle unit of the warehouse. Firefighters remain in attendance at this time to continue damping down and removing debris from the area.”

Later on, at just after 2pm, debris and pallets were seen to be removed from the warehouse, and additional measures such as an extra hose were set up.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) firefighters were on the scene throughout the day until the evening.

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Investigations into the cause of the fire are now underway by GMFRS.

There also doesn’t seem to be any immediate and dramatic damage done to the warehouse, and specifics are not yet fully known.

Vernacare is a leading global manufacturer of healthcare products and infection prevention solutions.

They are best known for inventing the single-use disposable medical pulp system, such as bedpans and urinals, and hospital macerators, which are used to safely dispose of human waste and minimize the spread of hospital-acquired infections.