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| Homes evacuated in workshop fire | Homes evacuated in workshop fire |
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| Firefighters have evacuated around 30 homes as they try to bring under a control a large fire which has broken out at a joinery workshop in Newport. | Firefighters have evacuated around 30 homes as they try to bring under a control a large fire which has broken out at a joinery workshop in Newport. |
| South Wales Fire Service said the houses on Marlborough Road in Maindee, have been evacuated as a precaution. | South Wales Fire Service said the houses on Marlborough Road in Maindee, have been evacuated as a precaution. |
| The blaze, which broke out at about 1445 BST, has spread to nearby homes. No-one is believed to have been injured. | |
| Trains are also "on caution" as the railway line passes near the workshop. | Trains are also "on caution" as the railway line passes near the workshop. |
| Plumes of black smoke can be seen pouring from the building. | Plumes of black smoke can be seen pouring from the building. |
| Plumes of black smoke pour from the burning building | |
| A bystander, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw there was lots of smoke coming from near my house in Maindee and I noticed there was a fire in Malborough Road. | A bystander, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw there was lots of smoke coming from near my house in Maindee and I noticed there was a fire in Malborough Road. |
| "I went to have a look and it looks like there is a timber yard behind the houses and in front of the train line. | "I went to have a look and it looks like there is a timber yard behind the houses and in front of the train line. |
| "It seems to have spread to some of the houses because there were flames seen from some of the windows and I think they've had to stop the trains." | "It seems to have spread to some of the houses because there were flames seen from some of the windows and I think they've had to stop the trains." |