Major warehouse fire in Enfield
More than 80 firefighters and 12 appliances from Hertfordshire and Essex County Fire and Rescue Services were deployed to a major warehouse fire in Enfield on June 21.
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THE BLAZE engulfed a 3,600 sq m building operated by kitchenware distributor SQ Professional. With no sprinkler protection, the fire spread rapidly, forcing emergency services to urge local residents to keep windows and doors shut due to toxic smoke. Crews remained on the scene overnight to dampen down hotspots.
The SQ warehouse is located next to a Tesco Fulfilment Centre, a modern, high-risk logistics hub protected by automatic sprinklers.
Business Sprinkler Alliance secretary Tom Roche, says: “This fire not only damaged buildings and livelihoods, it tied up life-saving resources for hours, caused environmental harm, and disrupted communities.
“The blow mirrors a growing pattern across the UK where industrial and commercial premises, often packed with combustible materials or high-value machinery, lack basic fire suppression systems.”
