Fire at Goodyear Philippsburg premises

At 3.00 a.m.

this morning a fire broke out at temporary storage facilities at Goodyear’s Philippsburg plant in South West Germany. Rapid reaction by the emergency services quickly brought the fire under control. No-one was injured during the incident but due to the volume of smoke people were asked to keep doors and windows closed.

There was no reported release of toxic chemicals. Some 40,000 tyres were in storage at the time of the fire. Other areas of the plant, including the key Central European storage facility with some two million tyres were not affected by the fire.