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| 'Minor explosion' at steel site | 'Minor explosion' at steel site |
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| Emergency services were called to the Corus steel plant in Port Talbot after a "minor explosion". | Emergency services were called to the Corus steel plant in Port Talbot after a "minor explosion". |
| South Wales Police said the blast, which happened at around 2015 GMT on Monday, did not result in a fire and no-one was injured. | South Wales Police said the blast, which happened at around 2015 GMT on Monday, did not result in a fire and no-one was injured. |
| Residents reported hearing a blast, shortly followed by the sound of sirens from emergency vehicles. | Residents reported hearing a blast, shortly followed by the sound of sirens from emergency vehicles. |
| A spokesman for Corus said there had been an incident in the hot mill, which was evacuated in line with procedures. | A spokesman for Corus said there had been an incident in the hot mill, which was evacuated in line with procedures. |
| Police said they left the incident at around 2120 GMT once it was established there was no fire. | Police said they left the incident at around 2120 GMT once it was established there was no fire. |
| They said they had attended the scene with the fire service. | They said they had attended the scene with the fire service. |
| A spokesman for Corus said the hot mill - which reduces a slab of hot steel to a specific thickness - had been undergoing a "scheduled stoppage" since before Christmas for maintenance. | A spokesman for Corus said the hot mill - which reduces a slab of hot steel to a specific thickness - had been undergoing a "scheduled stoppage" since before Christmas for maintenance. |
| He said: "There was a normal evacuation according to normal procedures and there have not been any injuries of any kind." | He said: "There was a normal evacuation according to normal procedures and there have not been any injuries of any kind." |
| In November 2001 an explosion at blast furnace number five killed three workers and left a dozen others seriously injured. | In November 2001 an explosion at blast furnace number five killed three workers and left a dozen others seriously injured. |