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Staples Corner fire: Firefighters tackle paint factory blaze | Staples Corner fire: Firefighters tackle paint factory blaze |
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Ninety firefighters are tackling a blaze at a paint factory, which has caused smoke to blow across large parts of north London. | |
Eyewitnesses reported hearing explosions from the fire at the factory in Waterloo Road, Staples Corner. | Eyewitnesses reported hearing explosions from the fire at the factory in Waterloo Road, Staples Corner. |
London Fire Brigade said 15 fire engines were at the "large blaze", which is near the North Circular Road. | |
It said factory workers had left the building before crews arrived and the cause of the fire was not yet known. | |
The brigade urged people to avoid the area and those living nearby to keep doors and windows shut. | |
It said the fire was "very visible" and could be seen for "miles around". | It said the fire was "very visible" and could be seen for "miles around". |
The fire service said its control room had taken 45 emergency calls about the blaze. | |
Fire crews were called at 21:20 GMT and were said to be making "steady progress" at 23:40. | |
The whole of the single-storey warehouse is alight. |