Small fire in local factory

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Around 30 fire-fighters tackled a blaze at a factory.

Crews from five stations were called to Walkers Snack Food, in Leycorft Road, Beaumont Leys, at 12.40pm yesterday.

They spent several hours at the scene extinguishing the fire.

Tony Rogers, command support officer for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "There was a fire in a deep fat fryer on the conveyor belt, which was in the production line.

"It was not a major fire and it was in a very small area. Moderate damage was caused to the conveyor belt and boiler."

Crews were called to the scene after they were alerted by an automatic fire alarm.

A spokeswoman for Walkers Snack Foods said: "We can confirm that there was a small fire at the Leicester factory yesterday and that it was quickly contained.

"Our standard health and safety procedure is to evacuate the entire building in the case of fire and this was carried out successfully so there was no danger to employees."

Some of the questions our Fire Risk Assessment would ask.
Who calls the brigade?
Was the staff trained to deal with this incident?
What maintenance on any plant takes place?
What actions are taken after the event?
In this case it sounds as if they have are you sure the same would happen in your workplace?