Asbestos found at Sunderland factory fire

Jul 30 2010 By ncjMedia Newsdesk

Asbestos was found as firefighters battled a fire in Sunderland.

Around 30 firefighters from Sunderland, Washington and South Tyneside attended the blaze, at a factory on Victory Street in the city, which started at around 5.40pm on Friday.

But the emergency escalated when asbesos was found in the building.

Firefighters were still at the scene late on Friday evening.