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Huge blaze at Shoreham Cement Works

11:09pm Monday 7th April 2008

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By Andy Whelan »

More than 80 firefighters were tonight tackling a fire at a cement factory.

Crews were called to fight the blaze at Shoreham Cement Works, off the A283, at 9.15pm.

Fourteen fire engines, two water carriers, one breathing apparatus team and an aerial ladder platform from stations across East and West Sussex were called to the fire.

The A283 from Shoreham to Steyning was closed to motorists at about 10pm.

A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service spokesman described the blaze as a "massive job".

He said: "A workshop used as a body spray building caught alight. We asked for the road to be closed nearby because we believe there is a possibility of flammable cylinders inside the workshop."

It is understood a fire engine was damaged whilst fighting the inferno and two firefighters were taken to hospital.

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SORRY, bad joke land says...
11:15pm Mon 7 Apr 08

at least they will have concrete evidence

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Dave, At home says...
11:28pm Mon 7 Apr 08

That place has been empty for years... it's just a massive wreck and how come they need water carriers when the Adur is beside the place...duh

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arguswrong headline again, emergency bunker says...
12:12am Tue 8 Apr 08

So then, it's not a disused cement factory caught alight... it's a spray shop.

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caeos, says...
4:04am Tue 8 Apr 08

I thought the Cement works were at upper beeding or something.

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LB, Hove says...
7:44am Tue 8 Apr 08

there's a number of small industrial units the other side of the road from the main factory building, I guess it was those that caught fire.

I hope the firefighters weren't too badly injured.

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nevahwen, at my desk says...
9:42am Tue 8 Apr 08

Must be the wrong kind of water in the Adur, Dave lol

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Dave, Wivelsfield says...
9:55am Tue 8 Apr 08

nevahwen wrote:
Must be the wrong kind of water in the Adur, Dave lol

Right type of water - just the tide was flowing the wrong way at the time.

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Ivor Mixer, Sandhurst says...
10:04am Tue 8 Apr 08

The Fire Brigade think it might be arson and those responsible could have been covered in cement dust. The Police are now looking for four hardened criminals!

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mark, says...
10:12am Tue 8 Apr 08

Ivor Mixer wrote:
The Fire Brigade think it might be arson and those responsible could have been covered in cement dust. The Police are now looking for four hardened criminals!

Love it! lol

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Jackie, Hove says...
10:39am Tue 8 Apr 08

It is not a joking matter, my friend was there and could of lost his life as could the fire men. Will you all grow up.

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Jamie, Hove says...
11:27am Tue 8 Apr 08

Yes, grow up everybody, someone could have been mortar-ly wounded.

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Firefighter, says...
12:10pm Tue 8 Apr 08

when you are brave enough to get off your butt and do something for the community then you can slag it off, we were there all night trying to save people's property,maybe they are not the same class as you but they are still people, maybe it was not an accident, who are we to judge! we had no water as the tide was out, not to mention the 7 firefighters that ended up in hospital!!!

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Simon Chestofdrawers, Shoreham says...
1:06pm Tue 8 Apr 08

Firefighter wrote:
when you are brave enough to get off your butt and do something for the community then you can slag it off, we were there all night trying to save people\'s property,maybe they are not the same class as you but they are still people, maybe it was not an accident, who are we to judge! we had no water as the tide was out, not to mention the 7 firefighters that ended up in hospital!!!

I would have helped by I was too busy in the pub getting plastered .

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Smitch, england says...
1:30pm Tue 8 Apr 08

c'mon, dont lose your sense of humour!

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Clownybaskets, Clown Town says...
2:45pm Tue 8 Apr 08

If I was a firefighter reading this, I would be mortarfied!

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Super Luigi, Mario World says...
3:47pm Tue 8 Apr 08

Whats-a ce-matter with-a you people. Are you a-ce-mental?

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Mike, Worthing says...
6:44pm Tue 8 Apr 08

I agree Firefighters do a fantastic job when required but know for a fact that most of the time time they are sat on their butts waiting. Oh and how many do it for the community and not for money?

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Sponge Bob, Under the sea says...
6:55pm Tue 8 Apr 08

Good job it wasn't a green tarmac factory.... They are all cyclepaths

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fireman sam, says...
8:26pm Tue 8 Apr 08

Mike wrote:
I agree Firefighters do a fantastic job when required but know for a fact that most of the time time they are sat on their butts waiting. Oh and how many do it for the community and not for money?

nobody slags off the army just because they are not killing somebody all the time!
firefighters do alot more these days than just squirting water!
they are heavily involved in prevention and protection as well as just responding
and yes i'm sure they are in it for the money too, after all it is a JOB not a pasttime!!!!!
they should be on 30K for what they do.....
y?
'cos they are WORTH IT

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FirefighterWS, says...
8:36pm Tue 8 Apr 08

I was there most of the night helping remove the injured firefighters, while they were on their way to help other people's property, two appliances hit each other and caused more problems then whoever started the fire. Everyone grow up, you have no idea how it feels helping your own colleagues who are injured while they do their best to help other people.

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Dave, At home says...
10:14pm Tue 8 Apr 08

Well something is not right here, one fireman brings 'class' into the discussion, but I don't think anyone objects to anyone doing a honest days work. And the other fireman cites problems with two appliances hitting each other. And how did 8 firefighters end up in hospital?

I think the fire service need to review its operational
procedures as none of these problems should have happened with proper training. I was never taught to act like that at the FSC - Moreton!!!!!

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ronnie, Brighton says...
10:47pm Tue 8 Apr 08

a joke is a joke, but taking the **** out of firemen is bang out of order

until youve got the bottle to do what they have to do, you can shut up you **** morons

and im not a fireman by the way

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Nobby, says...
10:54pm Tue 8 Apr 08

makes achange for the firemen to do something,I agree with dave it probably interrupted the pool match or volleyball match or a card school in between sleeping

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penny, surrey says...
8:13am Wed 9 Apr 08

I cannot believe how rude some of you have been about the fire service. I just hope that all of you that have taken the **** out of the fireman and their jobs never have a house fire because if you do will know how hard these guys work to save your properties.

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D, Portslade says...
10:14am Wed 9 Apr 08

My friends are firefighters and I think the do an amazing job. So all you sad people out there that think this is a joke, it isn't!! Hope all the firefighter who were injured in the collision make a speedy recovery!!

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Angela, Brighton says...
10:41pm Wed 9 Apr 08

ronnie wrote:
a joke is a joke, but taking the **** out of firemen is bang out of order until youve got the bottle to do what they have to do, you can shut up you **** morons and im not a fireman by the way

hear hear

perhaps these idiots should remember its the firemen that have to cut people and/or parts of people from the wreckage of cars after accidents.

never underestimate what the firemen have to do. I think they deserve the opportunity to 'sit around a bit' between emergency calls.

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Edmundo, Liverpool says...
2:12pm Fri 18 Apr 08

Ivor Mixer wrote:
The Fire Brigade think it might be arson and those responsible could have been covered in cement dust. The Police are now looking for four hardened criminals!

This is funny. It is a joke. It does not belittle the fire service or its personelle in any way. A little insensitive at very worst.

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David, kent says...
9:33am Sun 27 Apr 08

hey guys, lets have a little decorum, its one thing to have a joke at things, what you say to your pals is one thing, the british humour being the best and we all joke about, but if your going to comment on here at least keep it tasteful these firefighters do a fantastic job and it isnt that they just fight fires, so remember this as you will never know when you will need there help.

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