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'Poisonous gas' warning over Newport Pagnell warehouse fire | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
People living near a warehouse fire in Newport Pagnell have been told to stay indoors because of the risk from "poisonous gases". | |
About 60 firefighters were called to the Liebherr Refrigeration premises at Renny Park Road, close to junction 14 of the M1, at lunchtime. | About 60 firefighters were called to the Liebherr Refrigeration premises at Renny Park Road, close to junction 14 of the M1, at lunchtime. |
All the 20 people inside the building were accounted for and were unharmed. | |
Roads nearby were closed to traffic and cordons put in place as fire crews expect to be on site through the night. | |
Ian Wilson, from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The advice to people in Newport Pagnell and to the north and north east of Milton Keynes is to stay indoors and keep your doors and windows closed. | |
"The factory contains lots of fridges and all the associated man-made products which are on fire - poisonous gases basically." | |
Mick Osborne, Buckinghamshire Fire Service's incident commander, said: "Obviously, there is severe damage to the building, but we don't know the full extent until we can get in there when conditions permit and take advice from structural engineers. | |
"We will be here long into the night." |