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Fire at Llanwern steel works breaks out overnight | Fire at Llanwern steel works breaks out overnight |
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Firefighters are still at the scene of a fire which happened at Llanwern steelworks in Newport earlier. | |
It broke out in one of the operating lines in the Tata-owned cold rolling plant. | It broke out in one of the operating lines in the Tata-owned cold rolling plant. |
The alarm was raised just after midnight on Monday but the fire was contained and no injuries have been reported. | The alarm was raised just after midnight on Monday but the fire was contained and no injuries have been reported. |
Around 20 firefighters remain at the site and the cause is being investigated. | |
Crews from Malpas, Maindy and Roath attended. | |
A hydraulic platform was sent at the height of the incident. | |
A Tata spokesman said : "Work on that line has obviously stopped, but there are still other areas on the site still working. | A Tata spokesman said : "Work on that line has obviously stopped, but there are still other areas on the site still working. |
"There was no risk to the community. The fire was in one of the operating lines at Llanwern. It was controlled by containment." | "There was no risk to the community. The fire was in one of the operating lines at Llanwern. It was controlled by containment." |
The spokesman confirmed that the fire was not in the hot strip mill, which was mothballed last week with the loss of 115 contract and agency jobs. | The spokesman confirmed that the fire was not in the hot strip mill, which was mothballed last week with the loss of 115 contract and agency jobs. |
The company employs 1,400 at the plant. | The company employs 1,400 at the plant. |
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