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| Chemical hazard at factory blaze | Chemical hazard at factory blaze |
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| More than 50 people have been moved from their homes in Antrim after a major fire broke out at a factory containing hazardous chemicals. | More than 50 people have been moved from their homes in Antrim after a major fire broke out at a factory containing hazardous chemicals. |
| Nine fire trucks and three specialist appliances were sent to tackle the blaze at the Camden Group's glazing factory at Greystone Road. | Nine fire trucks and three specialist appliances were sent to tackle the blaze at the Camden Group's glazing factory at Greystone Road. |
| Firefighters used extension ladders to get at the blaze from above, while part of the building has been destroyed. | Firefighters used extension ladders to get at the blaze from above, while part of the building has been destroyed. |
| Local residents were advised to close their windows and stay indoors. | |
| The blaze could be seen from as far as 10 miles away at its height, but it has since been brought under control. | |
| Wesley Currie of the Fire and Rescue Service said it had taken them about an hour before they could access the blaze through a hole in the roof. | |
| "There was no way we would commit any men because there was no life risk," he said. | |
| "We'll be here for a lot of hours yet, or even until tomorrow morning, damping down the fire." |