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| Homes evacuated over factory fire | Homes evacuated over factory fire |
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| Thirty homes have been evacuated overnight after a fire on an industrial estate in Cardiff. | Thirty homes have been evacuated overnight after a fire on an industrial estate in Cardiff. |
| People living near the Glamorgan White Lining factory in Splott were asked to leave their homes because of a serious risk of gas canisters exploding. | People living near the Glamorgan White Lining factory in Splott were asked to leave their homes because of a serious risk of gas canisters exploding. |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said a 200 metre exclusion zone had been set up around the building. | |
| Within 30 minutes of the fire service arriving at the scene, the front end of the building had collapsed. | |
| The fire at the single-storey building which also contained 12 vehicles used for marking the roads, a large quantity of white flammable paint and 3,000 litres of fuel was reported at 1755 GMT on Sunday. | |
| Overnight accommodation | |
| All the homes evacuated were in Muirton Road. | |
| Residents gathered in the Star Leisure Centre at first but all later found overnight accommodation with families and friends. | Residents gathered in the Star Leisure Centre at first but all later found overnight accommodation with families and friends. |
| At the height of the blaze there were 13 appliances called to the scene. | |
| Fire service group manager Andy Peterson said a cordon was put in place because of the danger that gas cylinders in the factory could potentially explode. | |
| The fire has now been extinguished, but firefighters are still damping down at the scene, and South Wales Police said the exclusion zone would remain in place until 1000 GMT on Monday. | The fire has now been extinguished, but firefighters are still damping down at the scene, and South Wales Police said the exclusion zone would remain in place until 1000 GMT on Monday. |
| Officers said residents in the cordoned-off area would be able to collect things from their homes before going to work or taking children to school. |