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| Smoke warning as fire destroys industrial building | Smoke warning as fire destroys industrial building |
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| Residents near the fire were urged to keep their windows and doors closed | Residents near the fire were urged to keep their windows and doors closed |
| Residents near a large industrial building fire in Worcestershire are being urged to keep their windows and doors closed due to the huge amount of black smoke coming from the blaze. | Residents near a large industrial building fire in Worcestershire are being urged to keep their windows and doors closed due to the huge amount of black smoke coming from the blaze. |
| Firefighters in seven fire engines were called to Bury End Farm, Rectory Road, near Upton upon Severn, just before 07:00 GMT on Saturday, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said. | Firefighters in seven fire engines were called to Bury End Farm, Rectory Road, near Upton upon Severn, just before 07:00 GMT on Saturday, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said. |
| A lot of smoke was being produced by the fire in the building, which was being destroyed and had several vehicles inside, spokesman Simon Cusack said. | A lot of smoke was being produced by the fire in the building, which was being destroyed and had several vehicles inside, spokesman Simon Cusack said. |
| The blaze, which is being investigated, was brought under control on Saturday morning but fire crews remained at the site. | The blaze, which is being investigated, was brought under control on Saturday morning but fire crews remained at the site. |
| Firefighters said the fire was destroying the building | |
| Mr Cusack said there was still a "significant smoke plume" which was why they wanted people in the town to keep their windows and doors shut "until around about lunchtime". | Mr Cusack said there was still a "significant smoke plume" which was why they wanted people in the town to keep their windows and doors shut "until around about lunchtime". |
| He said the incident was later scaled back to five fire engines and an aerial ladder platform. | He said the incident was later scaled back to five fire engines and an aerial ladder platform. |
| "We’ve got a fire investigation officer in attendance at the incident and she will be spending probably the next four or five hours at the scene, trying to establish the cause," he said. | "We’ve got a fire investigation officer in attendance at the incident and she will be spending probably the next four or five hours at the scene, trying to establish the cause," he said. |
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