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| Fenland factory engulfed in fire | Fenland factory engulfed in fire |
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| Fourteen fire crews are tackling a blaze that has engulfed a factory in Fenland Cambridgeshire. | Fourteen fire crews are tackling a blaze that has engulfed a factory in Fenland Cambridgeshire. |
| Firefighters said the Abbey Produce unit at Funtham's Lane, Whittlesey, may contain gas cylinders and witnesses have reported hearing an explosion. | |
| The fire has halted rail services between Ely and Peterborough operated by CrossCountry Trains, East Midlands Trains and One Railway. | |
| Residents living nearby have been asked to keep doors and windows closed. | Residents living nearby have been asked to keep doors and windows closed. |
| Witnesses said smoke could be seen miles from the site. | |
| Carol Bagg said she was heading along a street that runs alongside the River Nene when she saw the smoke. | |
| Black smoke | |
| She said: "It was pretty horrendous, really heavy black smoke in big billows and you could see the flames going quite high up. | |
| "I was amazed because the sky was so clear and blue and there was this dreadful black smoke - but it was very pretty actually." | |
| Another witness, Karen Williams, lives about a mile from the factory site. | |
| She said: "I get a great view from my house about a mile away and I spotted the smoke as soon as I opened the curtains this morning. | |
| "I knew something was going on because of the sirens, but there was this enormous plume of smoke and knew straight away something serious had happened. | |
| "I don't think anyone will be working there for a while. I just hope that nobody was inside it." | |
| Roads in the area have been closed as a precaution. | Roads in the area have been closed as a precaution. |
| The fire, believed to be within a vegetable processing compound, was reported at 0730 GMT on Monday. | The fire, believed to be within a vegetable processing compound, was reported at 0730 GMT on Monday. |