ROADS have reopened around Hoo Farm Industrial Estate in the wake of yesterday's fire.

Crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire Service worked through the night to continue to extinguish the blaze, which started at flooring distributor MCD Kidderminster at Hoo Farm Industrial Estate.

The following roads in the area have reopened as of 6.45am this morning (December 7):

  • A449
  • Hoobrook roundabout
  • A442 Worcester Road
  • Wilden Lane
  • Silverwoods Way
  • Hoo Farm Industrial Estate roads 

Paying tribute to his fire colleagues for their work throughout the night, HWFRS Group Commander Jon Laight tweeted: "The hard graft continues throughout the night in very challenging conditions for all the@HWFire crews and supporting partners.

"The officer command team provide the leadership throughout an incident like this, each sector it's own mini incident. Teamwork at its finest."

Crews remain at the site this morning.