Battery blamed for recycling site blazepublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 4 August 2018
About 20 firefighters spent two hours controlling the flames at Guernsey Recycling in St Sampson.
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Fire at Guernsey Recycling
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--- Smoke seen from Herm and Jersey
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Updates for Friday 3 August 2018
Battery blamed for recycling site blazepublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 4 August 2018
Weather: Just the odd cloud (and hopefully no more smoke)published at 18:52 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Friday night will be dry with largely clear skies and just a few patches of cloud.
A humid night with a gentle northerly breeze.
Minimum Temperature: 14 to 17C (57 to 63F).
Saturday will be another dry day with plenty of sunshine and just the odd patch of cloud.
Feeling pleasantly warm with just a gentle northerly breeze.
Maximum Temperature: 19 to 24C (66 to 75F).
'Altercation' outside Guernsey pubpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
BBC Radio GuernseyAbout 02:00 on Friday, 3rd August, an altercation occurred between a man and a woman outside of the Prince of Wales Pub, Smith Street, St. Peter Port, say Guernsey Police.
Anyone with any information is being asked to contact the force on 01481 725111 or through Crime Stoppers Anonymous on 0800 555 111.
Appeal for witness to Mont Arrive crashpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
BBC Radio GuernseyTwo cars were involved in the crash at the filter and junction of Mont Arrive, Rouge Rue, Amherst and Maurepas Road at about 10:00 on Thursday.
A blue Mazda and a blue Hyundai were involved and there were no injuries.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Guernsey Police on 01481 725111 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Shark spotted by Guernsey fishermenpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
John Fernandez
BBC Radio GuernseyThe porbeagle shark, also known as mackerel sharks or porgies was spotted in L'Ancresse Bay.
The sighting has been confirmed by marine wildlife experts. The species is relatively common in Guernsey waters and looks similar to a great white.
Porbeagles mainly eat mackerel, squid and herring, live in cooler waters, have a distinctive white mark on their dorsal fin and are endangered in many parts of the world.
Electricity company to push electric car usagepublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
BBC Radio JerseyJersey's only electricity company hopes to make it easier for people to use electric cars in the island by putting more charging points in place.
Jersey Electricity says it is looking at putting charging points for cars on street lights across the island.
The States of Jersey is a majority shareholder in the Jersey Electricity Company.
Ian Wilson, energy solutions manager, says the company hopes to make electric cars much more attractive to drivers.
Image source, PAMinister welcomes 'decisive action' over asbestospublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Ryan Morrison
BBC News OnlineJersey's Infrastructure Minister, Deputy Kevin Lewis has thanked the team at Fort Regent for their "decisive precautionary action" over asbestos concerns at the site.
Toilets, changing rooms and non-public areas at the Fort in St Helier have been closed due to suspected asbestos.
Image source, States of JerseyQuote MessageWhile there will be some temporary inconvenience to users of the fort, I'm sure that everyone recognises the importance of the action being taken to protect them."
Deputy Kevin Lewis, Infrastructure Minister
Agreement over nursing terms and conditions reviewpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
BBC Radio GuernseyAgreement over the way a review of the terms and conditions for nurses, midwives and other health workers in Guernsey will work has been reached.
It was announced in May that Inspiring Leadership Network director, Dean Royles, had been appointed to the chair of the independent strategic review of the nursing and midwifery.
Discussions have taken place between Mr Royles, union officials and representatives from the States of Guernsey, resulting in the terms of reference for the review being agreed.
The review will cover all staff on health service terms, which includes nurses, midwives, allied health professionals as well as social workers in adult and community services.
Fort Regent toilets shut in asbestos scarepublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
BBC Radio JerseyThe toilets and changing room at Fort Regent's gym have been closed after concerns an asbestos-related material has been found nearby.
Officials say tests are being done on the material, but it's not thought anyone has been exposed to it.
The material was found in an electrical cupboard, containing an air handling unit, earlier this week.
The unit, which circulates air as part of a ventilation system, was shut down to stop any potential spread, while the changing rooms and toilet it runs into were closed.
A number of other non-public areas have also been closed and this weekend two of the weight rooms will be cleared and sealed off after an inspection raised concerns bubbling paint in the area could expose asbestos as it peels away.
Officials say the fort is being extensively re-inspected and tested for asbestos but says there's no indication anyone has been exposed to the hazardous material.
St Sampson's fire: 'No risk' of water run-offpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineThere is no risk of water run-off from a fire in St Sampson's entering Guernsey's largest reservoir, according to the fire service.
There were concerns that the water used to try to extinguish the fire at a recycling centre in Bulwer Avenue would leak into Longue Hougue reservoir.
Pierre Laine, from the Guernsey Fire and Rescue Service, said they spoke to all relevant agencies this morning - including Guernsey Water - to ensure water would run away from the reservoir and not enter the supply.
However, Guernsey Water has stopped taking supplies from the reservoir as a precaution after some soot and debris made its way into the water.
Reservoir taken out of supply as a 'precaution'published at 16:41 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Ben Chapple
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End of twitter postGuernsey Water said some "small debris" believed to be soot from the fire had landed in the reservoir but had been dealt with.
"We can reassure islanders that there is no impact on the drinking water," said Margaret McGuinness, the water quality risk manager.
She said: "With incidents such as this obviously the first priority is to protect life and then property. From Guernsey Water's perspective, the next priority is protection of the water supply.
"We are fortunate that in this instance the Longue Hougue Reservoir appears to have escaped a serious pollution incident, in part due to the protection installed within the recycling yard.
"Nevertheless, as a precaution we made a very early decision to take Longue Hougue offline, and we are now awaiting the results of some samples before bringing the supply back on."
Use of airport tender 'did not affect flights'published at 16:25 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
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End of twitter postCause of fire believed to be lithium batterypublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
John Fernandez
BBC Radio GuernseyThe owner of Guernsey Recycling, which has been the scene of a fire since 09:00, believes the blaze was caused by a lithium battery.
Alan Crowe says he will know more on Saturday when his people are allowed back on site, but says he's pleased nobody has been hurt in the fire.
He believes the battery may have been mixed in with other recycling.
Image source, Ben SwanQuote MessageEarly indications are the source of the fire was perhaps a lithium battery contained within a load of waste electronic and electrical equipment that was dropped off by a third part earlier this morning
Alan Crowe, Owner of Guernsey Recycling
He said a full investigation would be carried out.
Firefighters likely to remain at blaze site until Saturdaypublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineGuernsey's Fire and Rescue Service is likely to remain at a fire that broke out in St Sampson's until Saturday.
The thick black smoke that was pouring out of the blaze earlier has gone, but white smoke is still billowing from the recycling yard on Bulwer Avenue.
The amount of fire service staff on site has dropped from 19 to 16.
A crash tender from Guernsey Airport was drafted in earlier to relieve pressure on the service, and help staff cover the rest of the island.
Smoke hugging coastlinepublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Ben Chapple
BBC News OnlineThe smoke from the fire at Guernsey Recycling is hugging the shoreline of Guernsey, Sark and Herm.
Firefighters have the blaze, which broke out at about 09:00, under control.
Airport tender leaves scene of firepublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
John Fernandez
BBC Radio GuernseyAfter aiding its town fire service colleagues in tackling the blaze at Guernsey Recycling the appliance has returned to the airport.
‘We played catch, never thinking grenade was real’published at 14:50 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Jersey Evening PostJersey 'ahead of the curb' on blue badge guidelinespublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Ryan Morrison
BBC News OnlineJersey is "ahead of the curb" when it comes to issuing blue badge parking permits to people with hidden disabilities according to a States of Jersey spokesman.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt was announced in July that blue badge parking permits would be made available for people in England with "hidden disabilities" such as autism or mental health problems.
A States spokesman said badges in Jersey were available for people which "have a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking" which could include people with hidden disabilities such as autism "where it causes very considerable difficulty when walking".
In a statement the States said blue badges were reviewed on a "case by case basis" and judged on merit where their disability could make it impossible to visit shops, public buildings or other places.
St Sampson's fire: Photos from around the Channel Islandspublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Chris Quevatre
BBC News OnlineWe've had photos from around the Channel Islands of the fire that broke out in St Sampson this morning.
Thick plumes of black smoke have been billowing out from the north of Guernsey all day, and are visible from miles away.
Vale Castle
Image source, Martin GraySt Peter Port
Herm
Image source, Chris ChadwickGuernsey Airport
Jersey Airport
Image source, Ports of JerseyCrews tackle blaze in recycling centrepublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
Smoke from the St Sampson fire could be seen more than 20 miles away.
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