‘It sends a chill down your spine’

FOR firefighters soaring on skylifts above the burnt buildings at the Millfield Industrial estate, the scene resembled London in the Blitz.

The main Refond textile plant was completely gutted, with smouldering embers and twisted metal everywhere.

“It’s eerie looking at it. It sends a chill down your spine but the biggest thing is that there was no one hurt,” said firefighter John Hosford.