Drone photos capture warehouse damage after Southampton fire

Fire crews have been dealing with a ‘deep-seated’ fire at industrial units near St Mary’s Stadium, home to Southampton FC.

It is understood plastic materials were involved in the incident, which saw more than 100 firefighters tackle the fire at its height.

Several parts of the building have collapsed with crews working tirelessly to control the blaze.

Drone photos show the devastation of a warehouse near St Mary's Stadium in Southampton gutted by flames (Image: Sam Trewick-Coleman)

Speaking the morning after the fire, group manager Mark White, incident commander at the scene, said: “We’re continuing to apply water to the hotspots, some of which are quite deep seated because of the nature of the storage of the plastic that's within the warehouse.

“We're likely to be here all day as a minimum because of the nature of the storage.

“As I said, it's proving difficult to actually get to the seat of the fire at the moment, of which there are many.

“We have a team arriving late who are going to look at dismantling some of the buildings to allow us access to those hotspots so that we can fully extinguish the fire.”

A change in wind direction today meant those who were previously unaffected may now be seeing and smelling smoke.

Residents were advised that people in affected should keep their windows closed.

And those who find ash and debris from the fire on their property are advised to leave it alone.

The fire was brought under control by crews shortly before midnight on Wednesday.

But several road closures remain in force while emergency services deal with the incident.

The closures

• Britannia Road/Belvidere Road/Marine Parade (B3038)
• Chapel Road, near Cabot House
• Junction of Albert Road North/Central Bridge
• Canute Road/Crosshouse Road/Endle Street
• Footbridges are also closed from:
• Northam Road leading to the stadium
• Marsh Lane to Chantry Road

Incident commander Mark White added: “Activities have continued overnight and this morning we have four fire engines in attendance along with an aerial ladder platform, which is a high reach appliance that is being used as a water tower.

“We are hoping at some point today we will be able to extinguish the fire completely, however in some areas it is really deep seated and there are areas that are very difficult to reach due to the partially collapsed nature of the building.”