Firefighters were called to reports of smoke coming out of a sawdust storage silo earlier.
They extinguished the fire, which appeared to have started because of a generator malfunction - causing a small area of sawdust to catch alight.
An on-site worker has been praised for discovering what happened, isolating the electrics and phoning 999.
Washed up paddle board sparks major sea search for two children
A major air and sea search was sparked for two children off Jersey's east coast after a paddle board was found washed up at Archirondel.
'Pause before paying' to avoid being scammed, islanders urged
Financial regulators in the Channel Islands are urging people to take extra care before sending money or sharing financial information.
No inflatables at some beaches after multiple people blown out to sea
The RNLI Jersey says its lifeguards had to rescue multiple people yesterday (9 July) who had been blown out to sea on inflatables.
Emergency response to fire on Little Sark
Sark's government says it is responding to an ongoing incident believed to be a fire in an area of undergrowth near the island's abandoned silver mines.
Police called to 'potential weapon' incident at Grouville school
Armed police attended Grouville school yesterday (9 July) after a report that a male was carrying a potential weapon.
Government to step in to sort Rouge Bouillon's unsafe wall
The deadline for the homeowners to carry out the works on the unsafe wall themselves has expired today (10 July).
Women to cycle Sri Lanka after recovering from bike accident
A Jersey woman who was left temporarily disabled after a cycling accident is 'back on her bike' - and taking on 400km in Sri Lanka.
Reform Jersey to change party name
Members of Reform Jersey will choose a new name for the political party because of the increasing prominence of Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
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