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CREWS TACKLE 'FEROCIOUS' FIRE AT HARLOW SAUSAGE FACTORY

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Plumes of smoke are billowing across Harlow from the sausage factory fire

A large fire at a sausage factory tackled by 70 firefighters from across Essex
and Hertfordshire has damaged 60% of the building.

Essex Fire and Rescue said the blaze, which broke out at Riverway Foods in River
Way in Harlow at 05:20 BST on Tuesday, also caused the roof to partially
collapse.

At its height, ten crews were at the scene, but the fire service said this was
reduced to two overnight.

A fire investigation is under way.

Thick plumes of smoke could be seen across the town and the fire service warned
people to stay indoors and keep windows shut.

At 22:15, the fire service confirmed River Way had reopened to vehicles and
pedestrians and it anticipated businesses would be able to operate as usual on
Wednesday.



It said that overnight crews would continue to extinguish the fire - which was
contained to the one building - with relief crews taking over at four-hour
intervals.

Image source, Dorottya Spányik
Image caption,
Thick plumes of smoke could be seen across the town

Earlier, it said that when crews arrived the building was 95% alight and 100%
smoke-logged.

Incident commander Scott Meekings said: "When we turned up we were faced with
quite a ferocious fire that had smoke and flames billowing out of the building.

"Fire crews rapidly responded by increasing the resources we deployed to this
incident but because of the nature of the contents within the building - a lot
of cardboard, wooden pallets and plastics - the fire got hold very quickly."

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People nearby have been warned to stay indoors and keep windows shut due to
smoke

Due to the nature of the fire, crews from Hertfordshire and Essex were unable to
tackle the blaze from the inside of the building.

Dorottya Spányik, whose husband was working at the sausage factory at the time,
said he told her everyone managed to get out of the building safely.


Image source, Richard Smith/BBC
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Scott Meekings described the fire as "ferocious", with crews working in very
difficult conditions
Image source, Essex Fire and Rescue
Image caption,
Ten crews tackled the factory fire

She said she also worked at the factory and although she got home, her husband
was still at the premises.

"Everyone is outside, everyone is fine," she said.

She described it as "a massive fire" and said she had to shut her windows
because of the smoke.

"The latest is my husband told me one of the buildings is now gone," she added.

Image source, Richard Smith/BBC
Image caption,
The fire service confirmed the fire damaged 60% of the building


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