At 7.58am on Sunday, October 11th, crews from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service's Machynlleth, Aberystwyth and Llanidloes Fire Stations were mobilised to an incident at Treowain Industrial Estate, Machynlleth.
Supported by a crew from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, Firefighters responded to a fire involving a two-storey commercial property measuring approximately 40 metres by 20 metres. Crews utilised three hose reel jets, two main jets and breathing apparatus sets to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters were further supported by the attendance of an aerial turntable ladder from Aberystwyth Fire Station and a water bowser from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The final crews left the scene at 2.49pm. A reinspection was carried out on the morning of Monday, October 12th, during which no further hotspots were identified.
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