Firefighters tackle 'large' industrial unit blaze

Multiple fire crews have battled an overnight blaze at a Cornish industrial unit.

Cornwall Fire Service said the incident reported in Devoran at about 23:45 BST on Thursday was "large" and told people to avoid the area.

The owner of Devoran Metals confirmed the incident happened on its site on Greenbank Road in a building leased to joinery firm JJ Smith.

A tweet from firefighters posted at 03:35 on Friday said the flames had been extinguished and an investigation into the cause of the blaze had been launched.

Crews from Falmouth, Truro, Tolvaddon, Helston and Perranporth were called out to the incident, the fire service said.

The fire service also told nearly residents to keep their doors and windows closed during the incident.

"Fire investigation will take place during daylight hours today," the fire service added.

Richard Orsman, owner of Devoran Metals, said the building where the fire happened was used as a spray booth by JJ Smith.

He said the building and some machinery have been badly damaged by the blaze, estimating that a "six-figure's worth" amount of damage had been caused.

But he added it could have been a lot worse had the fire crews not got there when they did.

Mr Orsman said: "There was no-one injured and if the fire had spread to the other buildings, it could have been a different story, but thankfully the firefighters were able to sort it out."

BBC Cornwall has approached JJ Smith for comment.

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