Count it as a practice run Mr Fox....

The smoke was indeed incredible, people in the path of it were advised to close windows and not go out if possible. Traffic was diverted away from the site and the trains were held up for a short while.

The building had originally been a bus depot, but had also been used as a clothing warehouse and was due to be demolished in the near future anyway. Someone has saved themselves a huge bill for the safe removal of asbestos roofing. It was in an area that had been partially cleared and there was little risk of it spreading. Residential areas were never in any danger and it was brought under control remarkably quickly for the size of it. It may have been used by 'yoofs' for illicit purposes but as that part of the site is fairly well fenced in, it's unlikely it was them that started it.

There was still a stink of burning in the air this morning.

LTS