Bennetts Timber, which has been active for more than 200 years, has now been forced to shut down Grimsby for repairs. Today, however, the managers pledged to return “bigger and better”. Several fire trucks were called to put out the fire at dawn. The mill was badly damaged and will have to be rebuilt, but other buildings have survived. This morning, customers walked away from the site door at the South Humberside Industrial Estate as the company began picking up the pieces. It will remain closed until Tuesday for repairs and for the drainage of the water used to extinguish the flame. Read more: Selfless teenager helps woman during horrific medical incident at Victory Parade in Grimsby Speaking to Grimsby Live today, co-director Edward Bennett said: “It was very shocking. I heard about the fire from my brother Robert this morning around 8am. Apparently someone had seen the fire and told our manager that mill was on. “Fortunately, all the offices, the yard and the warehouse have been saved and we will look to reopen it on Tuesday. Obviously the milling unit will be out of order until newer, as it will need to be rebuilt.” Co-director Edward Bennett outside the Bennetts Timber, who suffered severe fire damage. (Image: GRIMSBY NEWS & PICTURES AGENCY LTD) It was too early to determine what caused the fire, Edward said. He added: “We have no idea what could have caused this. We have had a lot of adversity in the past and we hope to get bigger and better by following it. At the end of the day, it happened and we can not change that.” The company has a second depot in Brigg, which remains open. Edward said: “Everything has to do with how we get from here. Our warehouse in Brigg will still be open to receive calls, as we do not have facilities here without IT or electricity at the moment.” A witness told Grimsby Live that the flames were visible at 2 in the morning. He added: “I saw the smoke and the fire trucks, it was also blowing, so the fire was well established at this point.” In a statement, Humberside Fire and Rescue said: “We were called to fire around 1.45am and initially had six fire engines on the spot as well as our flight of stairs. We finally left the scene around 8am.” READ NEXT: Read more related articles Read more related articles