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| Firefighters remain at Fens blaze | |
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| Five crews are remaining at a blaze that has engulfed a factory in the Fens in Cambridgeshire. | |
| Firefighters said the blaze at Abbey Produce in Funtham's Lane, Whittlesey, is not out but is now under control. | |
| The wind is blowing smoke plumes towards Thorney, east of Peterborough, and residents are asked to keep windows and doors firmly shut. | |
| Rail services are disrupted because the Peterborough to Ely line is shut due to fears over gas bottles in the building. | |
| Network Rail said once the 200m (650ft) exclusion zone is lifted their engineers will have to inspect the track in the vicinity of the fire before train services can resume. | |
| Crews and equipment from Northamptonshire were called in to help Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue. | |
| The fire was contained in a 100m (325ft) by 80m (260ft) building and crews were still directing water jets onto flames from turntable ladders on Monday night. | |
| Black smoke | Black smoke |
| Two members of factory staff were treated at the scene by paramedics for the effects of smoke inhalation. | |
| Firefighters were able to divert flames from nearby buildings which could have spread the blaze, a spokeswoman said. | |
| Trains between Ely and Peterborough operated by CrossCountry Trains, East Midlands Trains and One Railway have been replaced by bus services. | |
| Witnesses to the fire which started at about 0715 GMT said smoke could be seen miles from the site and billowed 1,000ft (305m) into the sky. | |
| Carol Bagg said she was heading along a street that runs alongside the River Nene when she saw the smoke. | Carol Bagg said she was heading along a street that runs alongside the River Nene when she saw the smoke. |
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| She said: "It was pretty horrendous, really heavy black smoke in big billows and you could see the flames going quite high up. | 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." | "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. | 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 I knew straight away something serious had happened. | "I knew something was going on because of the sirens, but there was this enormous plume of smoke and I 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." | "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. |