Fire crews battle blaze at industrial unit in Ongar
Crews work to control fire amid smoke and noise concerns
Twelve crews have been working to control a large fire affecting industrial units, vehicles, and mobile homes in High Ongar.
Essex Fire and Rescue were called out to Woolmongers Lane shortly after 11pm on Thursday (9 July).
Crews have been working to surround the fire and establish a steady water supply to tackle the fire in sections.
Station Manager Scott Fretton said: “Crews have worked really hard with a limited water supply to surround the fire and we’re now in a position to start scaling this incident down.
"We’ll scale it down to eight crews initially and we anticipate being here for several hours.
“You might see lots of smoke as it starts to get lighter throughout the morning and hear some bangs coming from the scene as there are cylinders involved.
“If you live in High Ongar near Woolmonger Lane, please keep your windows and doors shut.”