Cumberland Street trailer fire

Fire crews from Macclesfield and Bollington fire ftations were called to a blaze just off the Sainsbury roundabout on Cumberland Street at around 1 pm today (Thursday, 24th March).

The triple axle braked trailer being towed by a lorry, carrying heavy metal pipework, had caught fire – probably from seized brakes.

It took the fire crews just a few minutes to dowse the blaze – during which heavy, black smoke poured from one of the trailer tyres which exploded sending many onlookers for cover.

Cheshire Fire report stated:
A large triple axel trailer on fire on a road in Macclesfield was extinguished by firefighters using a hose reel. The driver removed the trailer from the towing vehicle and a ground monitor was used to cool the area with water. A thermal imaging camera was also used at the incident to check for hot spots. Police attended and closed the road while the incident was ongoing.