Stroud News
Homes evacuated after warehouse blaze
10:40am Wednesday 22nd February 2012
DOZENS of homes were evacuated after firefighters tackled a blaze overnight at a derelict warehouse in Gloucester.
Five fire engines and one aerial ladder platform were sent to the blaze shortly before midnight last night, Tuesday, February 21.
The blaze at the Old Norville Works in Hatherley Road, Tredworth, is now under control but police have confirmed they are treating it as suspicious.
About 100 residents from 30 properties were asked to leave their homes and were accommodated temporarily at the nearby GL1 leisure centre.
The emergency services received 75 calls from people reporting the fire.
A police spokesman said: "Most residents have now returned to their properties or made alternative arrangements.
"Melbourne Street East, Matson Place and Tarrington Road, at the junction with Hatherley Road, are expected to remain closed for most of the day while a factory wall is made safe."