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| Littleborough mill solvent fire injures two | Littleborough mill solvent fire injures two |
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| Firefighters are tackling a blaze involving silos of solvents at a mill in Greater Manchester. | Firefighters are tackling a blaze involving silos of solvents at a mill in Greater Manchester. |
| Two men have been taken to hospital following the fire at Stansfield Mill on Calderbrook Road in Littleborough, the North West Ambulance Service said. | |
| A 23-year-old-man with extensive torso injuries has been airlifted to Wythenshawe Hospital. | |
| A 40-year-old-man has sustained facial, leg and hand burns and been taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital. | |
| Residents from the nearby Stansfield estate have been evacuated. | |
| Ten crews are currently tackling the blaze, which broke out about 13:00 BST. The fire service received more than 60 calls reporting the fire. | Ten crews are currently tackling the blaze, which broke out about 13:00 BST. The fire service received more than 60 calls reporting the fire. |
| Rochdale Borough manager Tony Lander said: "We are dealing with a fire involving a range of buildings including a silo. There are bitumen tanks and liquefied petroleum gases and various other chemicals involved. | |
| "The building in total measures about 100m by 100m and there's a thick plume of black smoke going way up into the atmosphere and dissipating over the moors. We have foam jets and water jets in use." |