FIREFIGHTERS are warning people not to use industrial fireworks for private displays following a blaze in Northolt on New Year's Eve.
Four fire engines and around 25 crew members were called to a blaze involving two garden sheds at a house in Russell Road.
One timber shed in the back garden of a semi-detached house was destroyed. A second was partly destroyed. Fencing and a shed next door also caught fire.
The cause was the use of industrial fireworks in another residential garden.
Industrial fireworks involve 60-80 packed into a single box, which cause much larger and more powerful explosions than fireworks on sale for personal use.
Crews worked hard to cut away burning timber and put out trees and shrubs around the gardens that were spreading the blaze.
Station Officer Patrick Flynn, who attended, said: “It is totally inappropriate to use industrial fireworks for a display in a private garden.
“The resulting explosions are too powerful for densely-populated residential areas.”
The brigade was called at 10.34pm and the fire was under control by 11.43. Crews from Northolt, Wembley and Harrow attended.
You can find out more about fireworks safety at https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/safety/fireworks/
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel