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| Police headquarters is evacuated | Police headquarters is evacuated |
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| Staff working for North Wales Police at their headquarters in Colwyn Bay have been evacuated from the building after fire broke out in the roof. | Staff working for North Wales Police at their headquarters in Colwyn Bay have been evacuated from the building after fire broke out in the roof. |
| Fire appliances and two ladder engines are at the scene. | Fire appliances and two ladder engines are at the scene. |
| North Wales Fire and rescue service were called at around 1130 BST and said all staff have been accounted for and the fire was under control. | North Wales Fire and rescue service were called at around 1130 BST and said all staff have been accounted for and the fire was under control. |
| People in the Min y Don area of Old Colwyn are urged to keep their windows closed due to the smoke from the blaze. | People in the Min y Don area of Old Colwyn are urged to keep their windows closed due to the smoke from the blaze. |
| Police have said everyone has been accounted for. The building is being refurbished and only the ground floors are being used. | Police have said everyone has been accounted for. The building is being refurbished and only the ground floors are being used. |
| Firefighters are tackling the flames at the top of the building using an aerial platform | Firefighters are tackling the flames at the top of the building using an aerial platform |
| Fire crews from Abergele, Conwy and Llandudno and two are from Colwyn Bay are attending the incident. | Fire crews from Abergele, Conwy and Llandudno and two are from Colwyn Bay are attending the incident. |
| Retired policeman David Curtis, 61, was working in the garden of St John's Church, some half a mile away, when he saw the plumes of smoke from the building. | |
| 'Alarming' | |
| He climbed the church tower to take photographs of the blaze. | |
| He said: "We could see flames on the roof and then the wind shifted and you couldn't quite see because of the smoke. | |
| "It was very alarming. I used to work in the police headquarters. I was concerned for the people who work there and for the building itself. | |
| "It's very sad to see it burn. I just hope it not too serious. It is an important building in Old Colwyn. | |
| "Policing is very important and all the issues that go with it. I'm just concerned that this could put policing backwards." | |
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