Fire service update on blaze which struck industrial unit in North Yorkshire

Firefighters have remained at the scene of a blaze at an industrial unit in North Yorkshire overnight.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a crew remained on the scene throughout the night (October 18) (Image: Max Downing)

As reported by The Press, the county's fire and rescue service said it was called to the ICL Works chemical factory off Bawtry Road in Selby at 2.24pm yesterday (Sunday, October 18).

Eyewitnesses told us there was a significant emergency service presence in the area.

This morning, a North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "The fire has been extinguished for some time and scaled back to only one fire appliance.

A crew remained on scene throughout the night hot spotting and carrying out regular inspections to ensure no further fire spread."