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| Fire wrecks dozen homes in street | Fire wrecks dozen homes in street |
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| At least 12 houses have been gutted by a fire which broke out at a joinery workshop and spread into a street. | At least 12 houses have been gutted by a fire which broke out at a joinery workshop and spread into a street. |
| Dozens of people have been evacuated by Gwent Police from their homes in Marlborough Road, Maindee, with more expected to have to leave. | |
| An electricity sub-station was also affected, with 260 homes losing power, the gas supply is shut off, and the train line next to the road closed. | An electricity sub-station was also affected, with 260 homes losing power, the gas supply is shut off, and the train line next to the road closed. |
| The blaze broke out at about 1445 BST at the Limebright Joinery. | The blaze broke out at about 1445 BST at the Limebright Joinery. |
| Those evacuated have been taken to the Newport Centre, where they are being cared for by Newport Council. | Those evacuated have been taken to the Newport Centre, where they are being cared for by Newport Council. |
| Police said the seat of the fire was in the workshop, but it is not being treated as suspicious. | Police said the seat of the fire was in the workshop, but it is not being treated as suspicious. |
| A cordon is in place keeping people away from the area. | A cordon is in place keeping people away from the area. |
| The workshop is near the railway track, and First Great Western said all lines between Bristol and Newport were closed, and warned commuters of delays. | The workshop is near the railway track, and First Great Western said all lines between Bristol and Newport were closed, and warned commuters of delays. |
| Plumes of black smoke pour from the burning building | Plumes of black smoke pour from the burning building |
| Plumes of black smoke were seen pouring from the building by witnesses shortly after the fire was discovered. | Plumes of black smoke were seen pouring from the building by witnesses shortly after the fire was discovered. |
| 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 Marlborough 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 Marlborough 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." |
| She said she had seen flames in some of the windows of the houses. | She said she had seen flames in some of the windows of the houses. |
| Train operator First Great Western said services between Cardiff Central and Bristol Parkway were disrupted. | Train operator First Great Western said services between Cardiff Central and Bristol Parkway were disrupted. |
| The company said there would be alterations, cancellations and delays, and there were shuttle train services between Swansea and Cardiff Central, and between Cardiff Central and Newport. | The company said there would be alterations, cancellations and delays, and there were shuttle train services between Swansea and Cardiff Central, and between Cardiff Central and Newport. |