Big fire in Stockport

[firecrest]

Does anyone live in Stockport, there seems to be an enormous fire in Reddish somewhere, or at the back of the big tescos. I'm on a hill so I can just about see it but it looks like an entire factory and the flames are so big coming right out of the roof (and all floors) it is bellowing fireballs into the air .
I cant find it onthe news but its big black streak of smoke is right over the house so I want to know if it is a chemical fire or not

 

[Singeblister]

that sounds like the mill , there are loads of little units inside it

 

[firecrest]

Yes its a mill. not sure which

 

[robin wood]

Just came through Stockport on the train but didn't see it. Hope no one hurt.

 

[Chris G]

Nothing on Google this morning. I remember when the old rubber mill which was next door to the big tescos went up a few years ago. You could see it in Wilmslow and when we got past the viaduct on the M60 the blast of radiant heat was truely amazing. (300m away from the flames and it seemed as though someone had put a blow torch in your face and that was with all the car windows up!).

 

[DavidJT]

Tyre storage depo apparently...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8304040.stm

 

[firecrest]

Burning Rubber. That explains the smoke. At least nobody was hurt.

 

[bushwacker bob]

Tut trouble at mill.

 

[Jim_aramis]

I could smell the smoke from about 3 miles away but thought it was one of the neighbours.