Machinery fault theory in Rotherham factory blaze probe

FIRE investigators are still working to establish how a powder coatings factory caught fire, closing a Rotherham road for several hours.

JGW Coatings on Barbot Hall Industrial Estate was attended by five fire engines and around 20 firefighters at 12.30pm on Friday.

Crews cordoned off the burning building, closing Mangham Way in both directions and remaining there until 5.30pm.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said yesterday that the fire had involved powdered plastic and that five other units on the business park were evacuated.

He added that the blaze had been extinguished quickly and that no injuries had been sustained.

Five units were evacuted as the fire took hold, including 12 staff members at JGW Coatings.

The blaze has been logged as accidental, most likely caused by a machinery fault.

A spokesman for JGW Coatings said  that the company was not interested in commenting on the fire.

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