Overview
- The blaze that broke out on Monday at the H&M Plastics site on London Road in Beccles produced large plumes of black smoke and spread through several production units.
- Fire crews from across Norfolk and Suffolk mounted a major response and more than 20 firefighters remained into the next day to prevent reignition.
- One production unit was completely destroyed, a second suffered about 80% damage, a third was damaged, and the site’s roof collapsed, officials said.
- Suffolk Fire and Rescue advised nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed and notified the UK Health Security Agency as a precaution while the scene was reinspected.
- The site is owned by global packaging firm Amcor and is a significant local employer, so authorities are assessing economic and community impacts as the formal inquiry continues.