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Crews tackle 'severe' factory fire in Wolverhampton | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
About 50 firefighters tackled a severe fire at what is thought to be a factory which makes Christmas decorations. | |
Crews spent the night at the Alma Street, Heath Town, in Wolverhampton, where a fire broke out on Monday evening. | |
Nearby residents were warned to keep windows and doors shut because of large amounts of smoke. | |
At one stage, the building was "100% involved in fire", West Midlands Fire Service said on Twitter. | |
Adam Lawrence, who saw the fire said: "I saw loads of smoke, flames. | |
"It was quite a big fire." | |
The incident was scaled down from 10 pumps to four at about 02:00 BST, some five hours after the fire started. | The incident was scaled down from 10 pumps to four at about 02:00 BST, some five hours after the fire started. |
Crews remained at the scene on Tuesday afternoon. | |
Investigations into the cause of the fire are continuing. |
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