This morning (April 18) fire crews from Douglas were dispatched to reports of a confirmed fire at the Animal Waste Plant.
According to Station Officer David Cowley, upon arrival the crews identified that one of the drying vessels was alight within the building.
Working closely with staff on scene a plan was formulated to extinguish the fire in a way that limited the likelihood of the machine being damaged further.
Crews were in attendance for approximately two hours and are continuing now with their decontamination process.
Crews called
Additionally, crews from Castletown and Port Erin were called out yesterday (April 17) morning to a confirmed fire within a domestic property in Colby.
Thankfully the occupant was alerted to the fire by their smoke alarm and managed to safely evacuate in the nick of time.
One room was totally destroyed by fire and the remainder of the property suffered heavy smoke damage.
This is a very important reminder to all of us that working fire alarms save lives.
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