Firefighters called to incident in disused building at asylum seeker site
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Firefighters attended a former air base which is being used to house asylum seekers following a reported incident in a disused building. Essex Fire and Rescue Service, which were called to the site in Wethersfield at 1.18pm on Thursday, said a build-up of pressure in a fire suppression system had created a small hole in a roof. In a statement, a fire service spokesperson said: “On arrival crews found that the pressure in a fire suppression system had built up and created a small hole in the roof of a disused building on the edge of the site.
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