Residents Warned to Avoid Waterways Near Site of Toxic Factory Fire in Melbourne

A worker died and 2 were injured in a fire at the same building which houses a chemical blending company and a fuel producer last year.

A supplied drone image shows chemical drums inside a factory on fire in Derrimut, Victoria on July 10, 2024. AAP Image/Supplied by Victoria Environment Protection Agency

The cause of a massive factory blaze spewing toxic smoke across Melbourne’s west remains under investigation as nearby businesses started to return to the area.

The inferno was sparked by a large explosion at the Derrimut factory on the morning of July 10 sending chemical drums flying into the air at the height of the blaze.