Gas cylinder blaze causes delays for Worksop rail passengers

A blaze at a commercial garage involving gas cylinders caused delays for Worksop rail passengers.

Two crews from Ashfield and a back-up team from Derbyshire attended Kings Mill Way, Mansfield, to the single storey building which was “fully involved in fire”, measuring 20x30m, after receiving a call at 6.10pm.

Police put a 200 metre exclusion zone in place and fire chiefs carried out a controlled evacuation of the area as residents were asked to leave their homes.

The blaze involved one acetylene cylinder and two other unknown cylinders.

A stop was put on the Robin Hood Line, causing delays for passengers between Nottingham and Mansfield. A replacement bus service was put on between Nottingham and Worksop.

Two ground monitors and an aerial ladder platform were used during the blaze by fire chiefs.

The stop message was received at 11.57pm.