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Factory blaze led to rail delays | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
Firefighters have tackled a factory blaze which 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. | |
A 200m cordon was in place around the single storey premises although it was not thought anyone was in the building. | |
Eleven fire appliances were sent and the blaze was put out by 1616 GMT. | |
The fire was in the roof space of the unit, which measures 20m by 30m. | |
Firefighters used four main jets, four sets of breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, hydraulic cutting equipment, a fan and a hydraulic platform which was used as a water tower. | Firefighters used four main jets, four sets of breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, hydraulic cutting equipment, a fan and a hydraulic platform which was used as a water tower. |
The crews were sent from Merthyr, Aberdare, Treharris, Caerphilly, Pontypridd and Abercarn. | |
Replacement bus services were organised from the town after rail services were stopped but the line later reopened and trains services resumed. | |
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it its crews had difficulty entering the building and had to fight the blaze from outside. | |
It was not known if anyone was inside the building but no one has been reported missing. | |