THE fire at Grimsby's Young's Seafood factory which broke out this morning, started in a fryer, it has been confirmed. Fire crews were called to the Humberstone Road site at 11.21am. At least six fully-crewed engines were on site at the height of the incident, during which all staff were evacuated and accounted for. Just after 12.30pm, firefighters attached about 300 metres of hosepipe to a hydrant in Cartledge Avenue, and it was confirmed at about 1.30pm that the fire was out and crews were damping down. It started in a fryer, which it is thought is capable of holding 200 litres of oil. It is not yet known what sparked it. A Colin Avenue resident said she could see fire engines outside the factory and could smell smoke. She described it as grey smoke, rather than black, and said the air was "hazy". "There are a lot of people standing around outside," she added. One of our reporters at the scene has been chatting to nearby residents. He said most of the smoke was being blown in the Cartledge Avenue direction by the wind. One woman he spoke to in Acklam Grove, Brenda Riley, said: "I thought I could smell burning, and then all the smoke came over. I could hear a lot of people talking, but I wasn't worried - it's nothing compared to the Birds Eye fire." Another resident, who did not wish to be named, added: "I could see lots of smoke and then I heard the fire engines driving past." Updates will appear here as they are available.
