BREAKING! Firefighters Tackle Major Spill At Weston Aluminium

 BY IAN CROUCH

Firefighters have contained a major spill at the Weston Aluminium plant at Kurri Kurri.

Crews from Kurri Kurri, Kearsley Abermain and the Hazmat unit were called to the Mitchell Street plant at about 11.30pm on Tuesday to reports of a large spill of molten metal.

They've taken around six hours to cool the molten mass with water.

Newcastle Fire Command says the spill has been contained to the building of origin and did not spark a fire.

No-one was injured and one crew remains on scene to monitor the incident, the cause of which is not yet known

It comes just 8 months after a huge fire destroyed a building at the site in November last year.

The large molten metal spill comes 8 months after a major fire at the Weston Aluminium plant

Firefighters Expect To Fight Massive Blaze At Weston Aluminium For Days

 BY IAN CROUCH

It could be several days before a massive fire at the Weston Aluminium complex near Kurri Kurri is extinguished

The company's Managing Director believes the fire, which started in pallets of hand sanitiser around 10.00am on Sunday outside a building at the Mitchell Avenue site, was deliberately lit.

Two large buildings have been destroyed and nearby residents have been told to stay away and keep doors and windows closed to protect them from noxious fumes.

More than 180 firefighters have worked through the night, with crews being brought in from Sydney's west to relieve colleagues at the fire ground.

Superintendent Scott Dodson says massive amount of foam and dry material is being used to try and extinguish aluminium dross which is on fire.

"The aluminium dross reacts violently with water when on fire, so we want to extinguish this fire in the safest most efficient way," he said.