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| Homes evacuated over fire fears | Homes evacuated over fire fears |
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| About 70 people had to leave their homes in an Ayrshire town, after fire broke out in factory buildings. | |
| The blaze started in a haulage firm's depot in Cumnock, at about 0230 GMT. | The blaze started in a haulage firm's depot in Cumnock, at about 0230 GMT. |
| Residents from a row of sheltered houses, close to J Yates and Sons' unit on Craigens Road, were evacuated and taken to a hotel. No-one was injured. | Residents from a row of sheltered houses, close to J Yates and Sons' unit on Craigens Road, were evacuated and taken to a hotel. No-one was injured. |
| They have been told they will have to stay out of their homes for another 24 hours as firefighters cool down highly explosive gas cylinders on the site. | They have been told they will have to stay out of their homes for another 24 hours as firefighters cool down highly explosive gas cylinders on the site. |
| In total, 10 fire engines were used to bring the blaze under control. Roads have been closed near the site. | In total, 10 fire engines were used to bring the blaze under control. Roads have been closed near the site. |
| Fiirefighters said they were working in horrendous weather conditions - with heavy snowfall in the area. | Fiirefighters said they were working in horrendous weather conditions - with heavy snowfall in the area. |