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Fourth fire at V10 Polymers plastics in Blackburn Fourth fire at V10 Polymers plastics in Blackburn
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Firefighters are dealing with a fourth fire at a former waste plastics site. About 12,000 tons of waste is "well alight" at a fire in a former waste plastics site.
The fire at the former V10 Polymers building in Paterson Street, Blackburn, started at about 05:00 GMT, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said.The fire at the former V10 Polymers building in Paterson Street, Blackburn, started at about 05:00 GMT, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said.
A "handful" of residents in the area have been evacuated as a precaution and some nearby roads are closed.A "handful" of residents in the area have been evacuated as a precaution and some nearby roads are closed.
A spokesman said about 70 firefighters were tackling the fire - the fourth at the site in the last few months.
A fire first broke out at the site on 21 August, followed by a major blaze at the same location on 28 September and a third on 8 October.A fire first broke out at the site on 21 August, followed by a major blaze at the same location on 28 September and a third on 8 October.
A spokesman said about 70 firefighters were expected to be at the site for most of the day. The cause of the blaze is yet to be confirmed and crews are expected to be at the site for most of the day.
He said about 12,000 tons of waste inside the building was "well alight".
The cause of the blaze is yet to be confirmed.