The Ecco Leather tannery in Dongen in the Netherlands has been destroyed. By Leatherbiz.

Fire broke out at the facility around ten o’clock on Sunday night, May 4. There was no one on site at the time and the authorities in the Dutch town have confirmed that there were no injuries.

It took until 5.30 on the morning of Monday, May 5, for the fire service to declare that the blaze was under control and, by then, the building was destroyed. The authorities said they were not concerned about air pollution but that they were working to contain any contamination from run-off water used to bring the fire under control.

In a statement, the Ecco Group told us: “We are deeply saddened by the fire at our factory. At this early stage, investigations are still ongoing, so we don’t have many details to share. There was no one in the building at the time, so fortunately there was no personal damage. Our full focus is now on our employees and resuming our operations so we can continue to serve consumers across the globe.”