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Small electrical fire breaks out at Treatt premises in Bury St Edmunds




The fire service was called earlier this afternoon after a small electrical fire broke out at Treatt in Bury St Edmunds.

Five trucks were sent from Long Melford, Bury, Elmswell and Newmarket at 12.36pm to the building in Skyliner Way on the Suffolk Business Park.

A small fire was found in an electrical junction box.

Treatt in Bury St Edmunds. Picture: Google Maps.
Treatt in Bury St Edmunds. Picture: Google Maps.

Junction boxes protect and insulate electrical connections.

The fire was contained and a job stop was put on at 1.42pm.

A Treatt spokesperson said: "The health and wellbeing of our people is always our primary concern and staff were evacuated whilst the incident was dealt with rapidly and brought under control.

"As of 1.40pm, staff have re-entered the building."