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updated: Man injured in fire at plastics factory
11:49am Monday 12th May 2008
A WORKER suffered serious burns following a fire in a Southend factory this morning.
According to sources at Ecomold in Priory Crescent he allegedly suffered burns to his face, arm and body.
He was taken by firstaiders to Southend Hospital and was later taken to Broomfield Hospital for specialist treatment.
The fire was reported shortly after 6am and extinguished by 6.55am. It started in a compressor inside the factory unit on the Prittlebrook Industrial Estate.
Three crews from Southend and one from Leigh extinguished the fire at the former Linpac Automotives premises, by 6.55am.
Mick Faber, manufacturing manager at the company, said: "A heater overheated and the plastic moulding inside caught fire, it was similar to the fire we had last year and this sort of fire is not unusual in this industry."
For the full story see tomorrow's Echo.
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hayley, basildon says...
12:38pm Thu 15 May 08
Andy, London says...
12:54pm Fri 16 May 08
anony1, Basildon says...
4:10am Wed 28 May 08
In my opinion typically there is a severe lack of PPE on the shop floor and when something of this nature occurs then PPE seems to magically appear afterwards when an HSE visit is imminent.
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Ray Prichard, Shoeburyness says...
1:41pm Mon 12 May 08
How can Mick Faber play down this incident when an employee has had to go to Broomfield hospital with burns to the face and hands...which will require plastic surgery???