Trafford Park fire ‘under control’ as crews work overnight

The blaze, involving scrap metal, broke out at a waste processing site on Tenax Road, Trafford Park with ten fire engines from across Greater Manchester sent to the scene.

The fire was reported at around 2am in the early hours of Saturday May 2 and at its height could be seen for miles around.

Firefighters worked through the night and by around 11.20am the area had been made safe with roads reopened.

Speaking from the scene, Station Manager Tony Morgan said: “I’m now pleased to say that this fire is under control, the crews have worked incredibly hard to get the incident under control so that the smoke is no longer causing any problems to the local community.

“The roads around Trafford Park that were closed throughout the night are now open again and we’ve been supported by Trafford Council to achieve that, reducing the impact of this over the bank holiday weekend.

“And as you can see behind me, we are now working with the on-site team to ensure this incident is resolved as quickly as possible.

“So, thank you for your patience as we continue to deal with the incident to conclusion, take care.”

The fire broke out at Trafford Park (Image: Social Media)

Roads were closed throughout the night and into the morning as firefighters went about their work but by later on Saturday had all been reopened.

Fire crews were able to put out the fire using a Scorpion, a turntable ladder, two jets and six ground monitors .

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said that all members of staff at the waste processing site had been accounted for and there were no reported casualties.

This was only around a week after a huge fire broke out in the same area on Friday April 24 which, at its height, could be seen from Mount Snowdon in Wales.

Members of the public have been urged to always call 999 in the event of an emergency as soon as it is safe do to so.