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Fire breaks out at Tofts Farm Industrial Estate | |
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Two buildings had to be evacuated when a fire broke out at an industrial estate in Hartlepool. | |
Crews were called to Tofts Farm Industrial Estate at 11:20 GMT after reports of a large plume of smoke. | Crews were called to Tofts Farm Industrial Estate at 11:20 GMT after reports of a large plume of smoke. |
Cleveland Fire Brigade said reports said the blaze involved 700 tonnes of coal, but they later discovered it was tyre chippings that were alight. | |
The fire has been brought under control and those people evacuated have been able to return. | |
Firefighters have begun dampening down at the scene and work to investigate the cause of the fire has begun. |