Underground fire rips through malting plant

By: JimOldfield

October 15th, 2012

Firefighters were called to Essex maltsters Baird’s Malt yesterday (October 14) after a fire broke out in an underground tunnel.

Crews needed breathing apparatus as they tackled the blaze at the Witham plant, which is Baird’s largest site and houses its HQ, shortly before 11am.

However the flames were extinguished within 45 minutes.

The plant currently produces about 46,000 tonnes of malt per year

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