Mid and West Wales Fire Service remain on the Port Talbot site and retain control of the area of the Cold Mill where the fire took place last night.
17:30 Thursday June 4 2026
Mid and West Wales Fire Service remain on the Port Talbot site and retain control of the area of the Cold Mill where the fire took place last night.
We are therefore currently unable to assess the cause of the fire, the scale of the damage or the potential impact on operations.
Nevertheless, the company is investigating a number of options in order to minimise the potential impact on its downstream businesses and external customers.
A company spokesperson has confirmed that the fire was restricted to a confined area, and that while the site’s Hot Rolling Mill was paused as a precaution, it was unaffected and is expected to re-start production shortly.
07:00 Thursday 4 June 2026
Mid and West Wales Fire Service attended the Port Talbot site last night at around 8pm to deal with a fire at one of the site’s processing lines. All personnel were accounted for and evacuated from the area safely.
At this time, the emergency services remain on site and are working with local teams to completely extinguish the fire.
The incident is not related to the safe and successful demolition of the empty, redundant Gas Holder earlier yesterday evening.
We would like to thank local site teams and the emergency services for their prompt and professional action.
Further updates will be shared as information becomes available.
About Tata Steel UK
- The Tata Steel Group has been named one of the most ethical companies in the world, and is among the top producing global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes.
- Tata Steel in the UK has the ambition to produce net-zero steel by 2045 at the latest, and to have reduced 30% of its CO2 emissions by 2030.
- In October 2024, Tata Steel ceased ironmaking at its Port Talbot site and temporarily paused steelmaking pending the construction of a 3.2Mtpa Electric Arc Furnace, due to be commissioned late in 2027 / early 2028. For that period, the business will import slab and hot rolled coil to support manufacturing and distribution operations at sites across Wales, England and Northern Ireland as well as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and UAE. It also benefits from a network of sales offices around the world.
- Throughout 2024 Tata Steel UK has been undergoing a restructuring that will reduce the size of its workforce to around 5000 direct employees, supplying high-quality steel products to demanding markets, including construction and infrastructure, automotive, packaging and engineering.
- Tata Steel Group is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and a commercial presence across the world.
- The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$26 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2025.
- Tata Steel has long played a key role in enabling the UK economy to become more circular. Its products are highly durable, reusable and recyclable, It applies a sustainability assessment tool during its new product development process to measure the sustainability credentials of its new offerings.
- More information about the crucial role that Tata Steel UK already plays in driving the UK to a more circular economy, and its plans to play an even greater role, can be found in its recently-published Sustainability Report covering 2023-2025.