{"id":326230,"date":"2025-08-07T21:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/326230\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T21:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:46:12","slug":"devastation-as-fire-rips-through-garage-and-shipping-container-goes-up-in-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/326230\/","title":{"rendered":"Devastation as fire rips through garage and shipping container goes up in flames"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fire at the garage involved a vehicle and shipping container\"PoliceThe fire broke out at a commercial garage(Image: Ryan Jenkinson | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

A devastating fire involving a vehicle and shipping container ripped through a garage in a Greater Manchester town.<\/p>\n

Aerial images from the scene on the edge of Rochdale<\/a> town centre show the devastation caused by the fire this evening (August 7). Fire crews were called to the blaze at a commercial garage in Jermyn Street, which involved a vehicle and a container, at around 6.15pm.<\/p>\n

Huge plumes of black smoke engulfed the area with onlookers left ‘panicked’ as they feared it might spread, one eyewitness said.<\/p>\n

The fire is now under control but some roads remain closed as crews using specialist equipment continue ‘damping down’ the area.<\/p>\n

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A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: \u201cAt around 6.15pm today (Thursday 7 August), four fire engines from Rochdale, Littleborough<\/a> and Heywood<\/a> fire stations attended a fire involving a vehicle and a container at a commercial garage on Jermyn Street, Rochdale.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrews arrived quickly and used three hose reels, a 45mm jet, a drone and aerial platform ladder to extinguish the fire.<\/p>\n

“Greater Manchester Police<\/a> are in attendance to assist with road cordons while firefighters remain on the scene to continue damping down the area.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PoliceSeveral vehicles and containers were damaged(Image: Ryan Jenkinson | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Rugby Road, James Street and the top of Jermyn Street remain closed while buses are still being diverted away from Yorkshire Street.<\/p>\n

Mohammed Yousaf from Auto Shop in Milkstone Road told the Manchester Evening News that people in the area were ‘panicking’.<\/p>\n

He said: “They were in a panic, hoping it doesn’t get worse. I told them to close all your windows.<\/p>\n

“All the black smoke, it’s not good to inhale it. After that, I heard the fire brigade come, probably around three.<\/p>\n

“Then I heard some other sirens. I thought it’s time to leave, before I get stuck there.”<\/p>\n

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