Grass fire near JD Sports Distribution Centre

Date published: 26 July 2018


A fire broke out on a field near the JD Sports Distribution Centre during the afternoon of Thursday (26 July).

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “A small fire involving grassland broke out between the Metrolink stop and the Distribution Centre at around 4.30pm.

“Firefighters are currently on scene using beaters to extinguish the fire.”

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