00:00Around 1.40 p.m., thick smoke and flames were seen coming from the Ice Connection Industries Limited factory, located just off the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, opposite Bhagwan Singh's Hardway.
00:13Fire appliances from the Rison Road headquarters, Arima Fire Station, and San Juan responded to the scene.
00:21Officers also had to call in extra support, with the prison service lending a water tender to help bring the blaze under control.
00:28Speaking with TV6 News, Noel Stewart, the assistant chief fire officer of the Northern Division, said that the fire was brought under control within 45 minutes.
00:40When we arrived, it was heavy in smoke. We found out that during the production stage of styrofoam, workers saw fire emanating from one of the rooms.
00:52They tried to extinguish it, but they were unsuccessful. However, the fire service was able to bring the fire under control within 45 minutes.
01:04While the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, he noted that the factory made styrofoam products, which helped fuel the blaze.
01:12Fire officers are still at the scene, and there is no estimate yet of the losses.
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