On the 5th of February last year, one of Ocado’s warehouses suffered a catastrophic fire. It burned for four days and required 300 firefighters at its peak to tackle it.

It was widely reported including by the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-49071456

The report by Hampshire Fire & Rescue service found serious failings from Ocado including staff turning the sprinkler system off and a delay of 1 hour calling the fire service.
http://democracy.hants.gov.uk/documents/s36357/Report.pdf

The Andover warehouse was on an industrial estate with the nearest house nearly 250m away. Despite this, residents were evacuated up to 500m away over fears a three tonne cylinder of toxic ammonia gas may explode.

Ocado suffered a second blaze in August this time in Erith requiring 25 firefighters to tackle it. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ocado-orders-hit-by-second-warehouse-fire-in-six-months-gtcm0lvzm

Ocado’s warehouses are complex 24/7 operations – they have no place in a residential area and absolutely no place next to a primary school. We will continue to fight against Ocado to protect our children and community from the threat this depot poses.