A COMPANY forced to move from its factory after fire ravaged it in February has been hit by another blaze.

It took 10 fire crews at the new Decosol headquarters, on Calder Industrial Estate, Leeds Road, Bradley, to get the fire under control this morning.

Police closed off Lower Quarry Road, next to the Total petrol station, because of fears the car cleaning products made at the plant could explode.

Massive quantities of aerosol cans and ethanol are kept on the site, which the company moved to in March after its previous home in Shelf, near Halifax, was gutted.

On that occasion more than 100 firefighters were needed to tackle a blaze described by fire chief Martin Speed as the fastest-spreading fire he had ever seen.

Today, crews were initially called just before 6am.

A woman, who asked not to be named, who lives just yards from the factory, said people living on her street were worried when the firm moved on to the site.

"I knew about what had happened in Halifax and when they came here a lot of people were concerned," she said.

"I could see the smoke and luckily it was blowing the other way. During the Shelf fire houses were evacuated, but today there was nothing.

"I want to know why were we left in our homes today. Should a works like this be so close to houses?

"They should be moved somewhere away from people. I feel we are not safe here while they are our neighbours."

Six fire engines, one aerial appliance and three support crews battled today's blaze, which left scores of workers out in the cold when they arrived for work.

Two incident support units and ambulances were on stand-by.

The fire is thought to have started on the ground floor of a two-storey building. It is not known how it began.

Firefighters used three large jets when they first arrived.

Firefighter Barry Hutton, from Huddersfield, said: "If we had got there 10 minutes later the building would have been gone. This could have been a much nastier incident than it actually was.

"We pulled a crew out just seconds before a floor collapsed. It was a really close call."

One worker said he was shocked. "It is difficult to know what the damage is yet or the size of the fire because we are being kept well back," he said. "But it must be quite serious.

"We are just standing around waiting for news. I can't believe it has happened again.

"I can understand why the police are keeping people back, because of the products we produce."