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| Firefighters tackle factory blaze | Firefighters tackle factory blaze |
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| Firefighters are tackling a large factory blaze which has caused rail services to be cancelled in the area due to smoke obscuring the line. | Firefighters are tackling a large factory blaze which has caused rail services to be cancelled in the area due to smoke obscuring the line. |
| Police were also called to the fire at the Pentrebach Industrial Estate in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales at around 0725 GMT on Tuesday. | Police were also called to the fire at the Pentrebach Industrial Estate in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales at around 0725 GMT on Tuesday. |
| A 200m cordon is in place around the single storey premises although it is not thought anyone is in the building. | |
| Eleven fire appliances have been sent to tackle the blaze. | |
| The fire is in the roof space of the unit, which measures 20m by 30m. | |
| Firefighters are using four main jets, four sets of breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, hydraulic cutting equipment, a fan and a hydraulic platform which is being used as a water tower. | |
| The crews have from Merthyr, Aberdare, Treharris, Caerphilly, Pontypridd and Abercarn. | |
| Replacement bus services have been organised from the town and South Wales Police said that commuters should contact train operators. | Replacement bus services have been organised from the town and South Wales Police said that commuters should contact train operators. |
| The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was having difficulty getting inside the building and had to fight the blaze from outside. | The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was having difficulty getting inside the building and had to fight the blaze from outside. |
| It is not known if anyone was inside the building but no one has been reported as missing. | |
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