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| 'Major' fire closes Staines town centre | 'Major' fire closes Staines town centre |
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| A "major" fire has closed Staines town centre after a blaze broke out in several industrial units. | A "major" fire has closed Staines town centre after a blaze broke out in several industrial units. |
| Homes have been evacuated and about 100 firefighters were tackling the blaze at the Renshaw Industrial Estate. | Homes have been evacuated and about 100 firefighters were tackling the blaze at the Renshaw Industrial Estate. |
| Surrey Fire and Rescue Service said the fire, which broke out shortly after midnight, was now under control and the number of crews had been scaled back. | |
| Specialist officers are expected to remain at the scene for most of the day. | Specialist officers are expected to remain at the scene for most of the day. |
| Surrey Police tweeted the town centre was closed to traffic due to the "major" fire and urged drivers to avoid the area. | Surrey Police tweeted the town centre was closed to traffic due to the "major" fire and urged drivers to avoid the area. |
| There were also reports from the public of an explosion when the fire first broke out. | There were also reports from the public of an explosion when the fire first broke out. |
| South East Coast Ambulance service has mobilised its hazardous area response team but said there were no casualties reported. | South East Coast Ambulance service has mobilised its hazardous area response team but said there were no casualties reported. |
| Residents still in their homes were told to stay indoors with the doors and windows closed after the fire broke out at the estate in Mill Mead at about 00:15 GMT. | Residents still in their homes were told to stay indoors with the doors and windows closed after the fire broke out at the estate in Mill Mead at about 00:15 GMT. |
| BBC Travel reports said the A308 Staines High Street had been closed in both directions since about 03:00 with diversions in operation and bus services also affected. | |
| On Twitter, passers-by described black smoke covering the town and the industrial estate "in flames". | On Twitter, passers-by described black smoke covering the town and the industrial estate "in flames". |
| About 20 people were moved from their homes to a local rest centre. It is not yet known when they can return. | About 20 people were moved from their homes to a local rest centre. It is not yet known when they can return. |
| A spokesman for the fire service said: "It has been necessary to put some precautionary measures in place, with a number of residents being evacuated to a local rest centre." | A spokesman for the fire service said: "It has been necessary to put some precautionary measures in place, with a number of residents being evacuated to a local rest centre." |
| He added they were continuing to work with police, the ambulance service, the council, utility companies, the Red Cross and the Environment Agency. | |
| The fire service told BBC Surrey the blaze started in one unit and spread to two or three. | |
| BBC reporter Adrian Harms said one of the companies affected was a sushi distributor. | |
| The cause of the blaze is not yet known. | The cause of the blaze is not yet known. |