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| Stroud chemical fire prompts 'stay indoors' warning | Stroud chemical fire prompts 'stay indoors' warning |
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| Residents living near a "serious fire" an industrial unit in Stroud, Gloucestershire are being urged by police to stay indoors. | |
| The blaze broke out shortly after 20:00 BST and emergency services expect it will "take some time" to extinguish it. | The blaze broke out shortly after 20:00 BST and emergency services expect it will "take some time" to extinguish it. |
| Gloucestershire Police said people were being urged to shut doors and windows and closely monitor news updates. | Gloucestershire Police said people were being urged to shut doors and windows and closely monitor news updates. |
| BBC reporter Ellie Pitt, who is at the scene, was told by police that chemicals were used at the Nu-Pro site. | |
| The company, based at the Eagle Works site in Thrupp, manufactures parts used in the aerospace and defence industries. | |
| Its website says the unit is in "an industrial heritage conservation area with the River Frome running through its grounds" and it has "considerable obligations to the environment". | |
| Dave Throup, from the Environment Agency, tweeted that the agency would be assisting the fire service. |