Fire crews from across Worcestershire raced to a major blaze at a warehouse on the Hartlebury Industrial estate.

Crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called at 4.27pm on Monday, April 26 to a fire in the open at Hartlebury Trading Estate.

At its height there were 11 fire engines on site, including crews from Worcester, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Malvern, Wyre Forest, Ross-on-Wye and Bromyard.

A two-storey commercial unit used for flat pack storage and distribution, measuring 185m x 64m, was severely damaged by the fire.

Police also went to the industrial estate but there were no casualties.

Group Commander Martin Lown of Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: “Good, assertive early tactics helped in fighting the fire and the compartmentalization of the building assisted in preventing any spread. Otherwise it could have been a lot worse.

“Computers were also retrieved from a two-storey office block to assist in maintaining business continuity.

“And we worked well with Severn Trent on site in redirecting our water supply to a different hydrant in order to minimize the impact on the community.”

Firefighters battled the blaze with jets, three hosereel jets, a compressed air foam system and had to use two breathing masks. One aerial ladder platform was also used.

Crews had the blaze under control at around midnight when they were damping down. They returned to inspect it at 8.30am this morning.