Firefighters tackle large fire near Honey Bee pub, Doverdale

The fire broke out yesterday afternoon (Monday, April 11) near the Honey Bee pub in Doverdale.

The road between Doverdale and Snead’s Green was closed yesterday afternoon and several Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service appliances could be seen in the area.

A spokesperson confirmed that crews were called at 3.15pm to reports of smoke near Doverdale.

They said eight appliances and two water carriers had attended, and that firefighters had kept watch throughout the night to ensure the fire did not reignite, finally leaving the scene at 7.20am today (Tuesday, April 12).

They said the fire involved “a range of mixed-use commercial buildings”, adding: “The fire spread rapidly due to the wind.”

The spokesperson also said there had been no reports of any injuries.

"Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service was called at 3.15pm on April 11 to a report of smoke issuing at Doverdale near Droitwich.

"A fire involved a range of commercial buildings and eight fire engines attended – two from Worcester, three from Wyre Forest, one from Bromsgrove, one from Redditch and one from Malvern with water carriers from Evesham and Leominster also attending.

"The incident was sectorised with the fire fought using three main jets, two hosereel jets and one compressed air foam system with eight firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.

No casualties at Doverdale fire

"There were no casualties but police and ambulance also attended. The incident was scaled back with occasional use of one hosereel jet and a thermal imaging camera as damping down took place.

"One crew remained in attendance overnight before the incident was marked as pending closure at 7.21am on April 12."

Then all afternoon spent at this large fire involving a range of buildings. We arrived first to find a rapidly spreading fire. Assistance message to MP8 for further resources and a lot of hard work saved thousands of pounds worth of equipment and buildings. BA and multiple jets pic.twitter.com/Kh7mchGbjd

— Simon Jelfs (@smokie13) April 11, 2022

Watch commander Simon Jelfs said on Twitter that crews found a rapidly spreading fire yesterday and spent all afternoon saving “thousands of pounds worth of equipment and buildings”.

He also posted a video showing attempts to put out the fire and thick plumes of black smoke drifting across the area.

Group commander Samantha Pink commended firefighters for a "safe, speedy and effective attack" on the fire.

A great result at this fire, a safe, speedy and effective attack from firefighters and officers on scene contained the fire spread limiting the damage to property and the environment, no injuries to people supported by a busy fire control #assertivefirefighting #oneteam https://t.co/IOFEdC0OCu pic.twitter.com/vUC5rkHSdh

— Samantha Pink (@HWfireSPink) April 12, 2022