A fire was discovered this morning at the Frón biscuit factory at Tunguháls, in the Reykjavík suburb of Árbær, at 10:42 AM. According to the fire brigade, the first notification of the blaze said that looked to be a serious one, and therefore all crews were activated.

Just as the first crew arrived at the scene of the fire, it was evident that the response could be curtailed as it was discovered that the fire was restricted to one machine in the factory. According to the fire brigade, there was little chance of the fire spreading further.

The fire was quickly taken under control, and was extinguished with handheld fire extinguishers to limit the damage on the factory floor. At the moment, work is being carried out to free the factory of smoke.

How exactly the fire started is still uncertain, and the machine that was on fire has been damaged. There is no evidence of further damage to other parts of the factory, as the fire was extremely local. There have been no reported injuries.

Source: mbl.is
Image: david.nikonvscanon

Labels: Accidents, Fire