Fire in The Ham

Black smoke hangs over scrap yard

View from north of the A4 courtesy @lexeaston about 5pm


Photos courtesy @DavidRickmann taken about 7pm

Four fire engines were at The Ham in Brentford on Monday afternoon. The Fire Brigade were called at half past four.

The Ham was closed off, with around 20 firefighters and officers attending the fire at the scrap yard.

A shelving unit containing tyres and a lorry cab were completely damaged by fire.

A 25kg cylinder was cooled to an ambient temperature. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire crews were called from Heston, Ealing and Richmond to the fire which was under control shortly after 7pm.

March 7, 2017