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Firefighters at paper plant blaze | Firefighters at paper plant blaze |
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Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a unit on the Deeside Industrial Park in Flintshire. | Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a unit on the Deeside Industrial Park in Flintshire. |
Six fire engines were sent to the paperback recycling plant after the alarm was raised at about 1030 BST. | Six fire engines were sent to the paperback recycling plant after the alarm was raised at about 1030 BST. |
Plumes of smoke can be seen from the surrounding area and householders and businesses nearby are being advised to keep doors and windows closed. | Plumes of smoke can be seen from the surrounding area and householders and businesses nearby are being advised to keep doors and windows closed. |
The plant has been evacuated. Firefighters are trying to bring the fire under control. | |
A spokesman for North Wales Fire Service said: "We don't believe there are any hazardous materials involved, but we're advising people to keep their windows and doors closed as a precaution while we deal with the incident." | A spokesman for North Wales Fire Service said: "We don't believe there are any hazardous materials involved, but we're advising people to keep their windows and doors closed as a precaution while we deal with the incident." |
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At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |