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| Melbourne fire: huge blaze at recycling centre is third this year | Melbourne fire: huge blaze at recycling centre is third this year |
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| Residents are being urged to stay inside and nearby factories are being closed as the fire, the third at the site this year, spews ash and spume across the city | |
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| Thu 13 Jul 2017 03.12 BST | |
| Last modified on Thu 13 Jul 2017 06.47 BST | |
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| An “insane” blaze at a Melbourne recycling centre is likely to burn into the night after the factory caught fire for the third time this year. | An “insane” blaze at a Melbourne recycling centre is likely to burn into the night after the factory caught fire for the third time this year. |
| Businesses near the Coolaroo blaze, 19km north of the city, have been evacuated and others locked down after the fire started at SKM Recycling on Thursday morning. | Businesses near the Coolaroo blaze, 19km north of the city, have been evacuated and others locked down after the fire started at SKM Recycling on Thursday morning. |
| A relief centre has been set up for residents in a Broadmeadows aquatic centre and a community meeting scheduled for Thursday afternoon. | A relief centre has been set up for residents in a Broadmeadows aquatic centre and a community meeting scheduled for Thursday afternoon. |
| An MFB spokesman said he expected the blaze to burn into the night. | An MFB spokesman said he expected the blaze to burn into the night. |
| Clarissa Garrow, who works directly across the road from the fire, said it was “insane”. | Clarissa Garrow, who works directly across the road from the fire, said it was “insane”. |
| “No one can get in and no one can get out,” she said. “It’s really bad. Ash and papers are flying everywhere.” | “No one can get in and no one can get out,” she said. “It’s really bad. Ash and papers are flying everywhere.” |
| The blaze is thought to have begun in a pile of recycled materials outside the Maffra Street factory shortly before 9am. | The blaze is thought to have begun in a pile of recycled materials outside the Maffra Street factory shortly before 9am. |
| Abby Krtar, another worker at another nearby business, said the latest fire was a big one. | Abby Krtar, another worker at another nearby business, said the latest fire was a big one. |
| “We can see smoke through the windows, ash is falling,” she said. “But we’re used to it.” | “We can see smoke through the windows, ash is falling,” she said. “But we’re used to it.” |
| It took 65 firefighters to put out a fire at the centre in June and another 130 to put out a major blaze in February. | It took 65 firefighters to put out a fire at the centre in June and another 130 to put out a major blaze in February. |
| “This is a regular thing, on my first day there was a fire there,” Garrow said. | “This is a regular thing, on my first day there was a fire there,” Garrow said. |
| MFB acting deputy chief officer Ken Brown earlier said firefighters were trying to protect a nearby engineering building as ash and smoke spewed from the factory. | MFB acting deputy chief officer Ken Brown earlier said firefighters were trying to protect a nearby engineering building as ash and smoke spewed from the factory. |
| “We’re surrounding this fire, we’re trying to contain it,” he said. “It’s going to be an ongoing fight for some time.” | “We’re surrounding this fire, we’re trying to contain it,” he said. “It’s going to be an ongoing fight for some time.” |
| A Watch and Act alert remains in place for five suburbs - Coolaroo, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Campbellfield in Dallas - in northern Melbourne. | A Watch and Act alert remains in place for five suburbs - Coolaroo, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Campbellfield in Dallas - in northern Melbourne. |
| The MFB urged people in those areas to take shelter indoors. | The MFB urged people in those areas to take shelter indoors. |
| “Close all exterior doors, windows and vents and ensure that heating and cooling systems are turned off,” it said in a statement. | “Close all exterior doors, windows and vents and ensure that heating and cooling systems are turned off,” it said in a statement. |
| When asked about the repeated factory fires, Premier Daniel Andrews said the government could only have a “proper discussion” about it once the fire was out. | When asked about the repeated factory fires, Premier Daniel Andrews said the government could only have a “proper discussion” about it once the fire was out. |
| “Let’s get the fire put out first, if there’s anything that needs to be done then we stand ready to do that,” he told journalists. | “Let’s get the fire put out first, if there’s anything that needs to be done then we stand ready to do that,” he told journalists. |
| The state’s Environment Protection Authority said it had deployed air monitoring equipment. | The state’s Environment Protection Authority said it had deployed air monitoring equipment. |
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