A huge blaze ripped through businesses on a Teesside industrial estate.
Firefighters were called to a timber yard on Bon Lea Industrial Estate in Thornaby last night after reports of the fire, which had quickly spread to a commercial car garage and a scaffolding yard.
In total, 20 tonnes of timber, offices and three cars - a transit van, a Lexus and a Citroen Xsara - were destroyed.
Crews were called to the scene, at the rear of Wilson Street and Princess Street, at 10.04pm and quickly scaled up the incident due to its size on arrival.
Five appliances from Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby attended at its height.
“It was a fair sized fire,” said Alan Pierson, watch manager of Middlesbrough Fire Station.
“We believe it had started in some timber offcuts which had been burnt. It then spread through two 40ft shipping containers which were used as offices and 20 tonnes of timber.
“It was quite windy so the fire was then driven through into two other properties - a scaffolders yard and a commercial car garage.”
“I think it is accidental as there were no signs of break in but we will be heading back there today,” he added.
“The best advice we can give is that if you do have open fire to make sure that it is extinguished before leaving site.”
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