People living near a major industrial fire which caused road closures and power outages in Mansfield say the town "pulled together" to help when many of them were evacuated. There were around 100 firefighters tackling the blaze on Forest Road at one stage, with some living nearby hearing bangs after the building affected went up in flames, though there have been no reports of any injuries.
The incident started at around 3.45pm on Saturday (March 18) and around 50 firefighters were immediately deployed to the scene. As the scale of the fire grew, more crews arrived on Forest Road and police officers began evacuating those living nearby.
One of them was 79-year-old Phillip Arnold, who said: "I have never seen anything like this and I have been here for 50 years. My house is just doors away from it.
