BRIMBANK: Factory blaze at Sunshine West


Fire Rescue Victoria responded to reports at 7.19pm Wednesday (Nov. 19) of a large column of smoke issuing from a factory at Boundary Rd in Sunshine West.
Firefighters arrived to find a large pile of scrap metal in a metal recycling factory well alight.
FRV crews in breathing apparatus attacked the fire with multiple hoselines to knock down the flames.
Once the fire was declared under control at8.15pm, representatives of the recycling company used heavy machinery to pull apart the smouldering metal whilst firefighters continued to cool the pile.
A Community Advice was issued warning the public of large amounts of smoke from the fire.
A total of 31 firefighters attended with five pumpers, two aerial appliances, one rescue unit and two other units.