A number of production lines at Bernard Matthews will be diverted following a fire at the firm’s Norfolk headquarters.
Thirteen fire crews were called into tackle the late-night blaze, which was first discovered in a plant room at the site off Hall Road in Great Witchingham.
No-one was hurt in the fire, which was reported at 11.45pm on Saturday, August 22.
A spokesman from the poultry firm said an investigation into the incident would now be carried out.
The Bernard Matthews spokesman said: “We can confirm fire crews attended an incident in one of our buildings at our Great Witchingham poultry processing facility shortly after 11pm on August 22.#
MORE: 13 fire crews tackle blaze at Bernard Matthews“A fire was discovered in our plant room, which is a separate building to the main production area.
“Thankfully the fire service responded promptly and managed to extinguish the fire quickly.
“No-one was injured and investigations will now begin to establish the fire’s cause.
“Production will recommence tomorrow [Monday], but a percentage of products will need to be diverted to other locations.
“Supplies to customers should be unaffected.”
Crews from Carrow, Earlham, Stalham, Wroxham, Dereham, Sprowston, Long Stratton and Wymondham fire stations were among those called to the blaze, and several fire engines were still at the site at 9am the following morning.
Sarah Crane, a neighbour, said: “We knew that they were over the road at the fire hydrant. It was about 11.45pm.
“We heard them filling up with water. They were pretty back and forth through the night. The last time I heard something was at about 1.45am.
“We didn’t smell anything or see any flames or anything like that. There wasn’t any commotion.”
Bernard Matthews was founded by the Norfolk man it is named after in 1950. It employs more than 2,000 people and works with 56 farms across Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire, farming almost seven million turkeys each year. The company was bought by the 2 Sisters Food Group in 2016.
MORE: Turkey Twizzler statue erected in Norfolk to celebrate comebackBernard Matthews made headlines earlier in August when the firm announced it was resuming production of Turkey Twizzlers, 15 years after celebrity chef Jamie Oliver had them banned from school dinners, with the product discontinued soon after.
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