{"id":121409,"date":"2025-05-22T02:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121409\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T02:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:43:10","slug":"thick-smoke-seen-over-costco-after-caravan-catches-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121409\/","title":{"rendered":"Thick smoke seen over Costco after caravan catches fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three fire engines attended the blaze<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/491219668_1188365909758586_8084848905539205368_n.jpg\" alt=\"Thick smoke over Costco in Liverpool following fire near to the store\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Thick smoke over Costco in Liverpool following fire near to the store(Image: Gryff Shoots)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fire crews descended on a street near Liverpool city centre after a rubbish fire spread to a nearby caravan. Mersey Fire and Rescue Service were called to Oil Street, Vauxhall, shortly after 8.50 on Wednesday, May 21, following reports of a fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Three fire engines and several police cars attended the incident. Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing above Costco as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-fire-and-rescue-service\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service <\/a>said: &#8220;Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended an incident earlier this evening on Oil Street, Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Crews were alerted at 20.51 and three fire engines arrived on scene at 20.58.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Crews arrived to find a rubbish fire that had spread to a nearby caravan. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using a main branch hose and a hose reel jet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Fire crews then remained on scene to dampen down the area before leaving at 21.40.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a> Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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