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| Large fire breaks out at Fakenham factory shop | Large fire breaks out at Fakenham factory shop |
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| A large blaze has broken out at a factory shop in a Norfolk town centre. | A large blaze has broken out at a factory shop in a Norfolk town centre. |
| Fourteen crews and a search and rescue team are currently tackling the fire in the Market Square in Fakenham. | Fourteen crews and a search and rescue team are currently tackling the fire in the Market Square in Fakenham. |
| Eyewitness Andy Hogan said he saw the front windows of the shop blow out during an explosion and flames rising five metres above the roof. | |
| Some nearby homes have been evacuated as a precaution, Norfolk Fire Service said, and some roads shut. It is not known if anyone has been injured. | |
| Mr Hogan said he was at a cafe about two doors down from the shop at 10.15 BST when he heard "crackling and popping" and saw black smoke. | |
| 'Major operation' | |
| He said there were "small explosions" inside the shop and another followed as the front windows blew out. A car outside then caught fire. | |
| He said a number of staff were outside the shop "in shock" and it was thought the blaze had spread to an empty building next door. | |
| BBC Radio Norfolk reporter Jill Bennett said there was a huge plume of smoke over the town and it appeared buildings both side of the shop had been affected by the blaze. | |
| She said crews were pulling up water from the river at the bottom of the town to tackle it. | |
| It is not known how the fire started. |