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Blaze starts at Royal Mail depot Postal staff evacuated after fire
(30 minutes later)
A fire has broken out at the main Royal Mail building in Cardiff. About 150 staff have been evacuated after a fire broke out at the Royal Mail sorting office in Cardiff.
Police said the fire is contained in an area at the back of the Penarth Road building, well away from the road. Police said the fire was contained in an area at the back of the Penarth Road building, well away from the road.
It is understood hundreds of staff were at the site. Fire engines are at the scene and ambulances are also in attendance. It is believed the fire started in a loading bay and some vans parked there were damaged. No-one was injured.
Postman Chris Williams who was on his way into work spotted a "huge plume of grey smoke" coming from the building at about 0845 GMT. Royal Mail warned there will be some disruption to postal services. Customers wanting to collect mail or parcels are asked to stay away.
Mr Williams said the whole building had been evacuated. The fire broke out at about 0845 GMT on Monday.
Paul Kelly, Royal Mail general manager, said: "It started in a bay with equipment which was outside. There were some vans parked in that loading bay which we believe have been damaged."
All 150 staff at the depot have been sent home for the rest of the day, he said.
There will be local collections in Cardiff as normal but we will probably bringing forward the time of the last collection Royal Mail general manager Paul Kelly
Mr Kelly added: "There will be no deliveries in the residential areas today. Most of our business mail has already gone out.
"We'll be starting our contingency plan now."
He said they were in touch with their Swansea office and would be contacting colleagues at Bristol and Gloucester for assistance.
Mr Kelly added: "There will be local collections in Cardiff as normal but we will probably bringing forward the time of the last collection."
Postman Chris Williams was on his way into work when he spotted a "huge plume of grey smoke" coming from the building.
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He said he and many others were in a shelter on the other side of the building from where the fire had broken out.He said he and many others were in a shelter on the other side of the building from where the fire had broken out.
He said he could not see any flames, but had heard the fire engines arrive.He said he could not see any flames, but had heard the fire engines arrive.
Another postman Matt Henwood said: "At the moment, nobody knows what started the fire.Another postman Matt Henwood said: "At the moment, nobody knows what started the fire.
"It was about 8.30am when we got thrown out of the building," said Mr Henwood. "It was about 8.30am when we got thrown out of the building," he added.
A press officer for Royal Mail said said "several hundred" members of staff would have been in work at Penarth Road on Monday morning. Royal Mail said customers in the CF10, CF11 and small parts of CDF23 and CF24 postal areas will have their mail delivered as soon as post men are able to get into the building again.
Staff will stay on beyond their normal working hours to make sure any backlogs are cleared.
It is not yet know what have been damaged in the fire as staff cannot get in to assess the situation.
However, a spokesman said most of the mail would either already have been sent out to be delivered or is in a separate room.