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Pirelli factory death: Cumbria Police start probe | Pirelli factory death: Cumbria Police start probe |
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Police are treating the death of a man at the Pirelli tyre factory in Carlisle as suspicious. | |
The man, who has not been named but is in his 40s, was found in an autoclave - used to heat materials used in the production process. | |
Cumbria Police said officers were called to the Dalston Road plant by ambulance crews on Sunday evening. | |
About 800 people are employed at the factory. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later. | |
The factory has been temporarily closed. |