Staff evacuated in fire at Coventry factory

Crews from Foleshill Fire Station were sent to the Meggitt Aerospace Braking Systems plant on Holbrook Lane in the early hours

Fire crews were called out to a fire at a factory in Coventry early this morning.

Crews from Foleshill Fire Station were sent to the Meggitt Aerospace Braking Systems plant on Holbrook Lane in the early hours, following reports of a blaze.

Staff at the site were evacuated while the fire was contained, and were eventually allowed back into the building at around 7.30am today.

A crew member from Foleshill Fire Station told the Telegraph that it is believed that the cause of the fire was two extractor units, which created a significant amount of smoke.

Fortunately, they have confirmed that no one was hurt in the incident. With the smoke apparently being worse than the fire, the building avoided structural damage.