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Tyre warehouse fire halts trains Tyre warehouse fire halts trains
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More than 50 firefighters have been tackling a severe fire at a tyre storage depot in Hereford. Trains in and out of Hereford have been cancelled amid fears a fire-hit building could collapse onto tracks.
The fire at Wyvern Tyres on the Holmer Trading Estate left thick black smoke across parts of the city, saw roads closed and affected rail services. More than 50 firefighters have been tackling a severe fire at Wyvern Tyres on the Holmer Trading Estate left thick black smoke across parts of the city.
Trains to Worcester and Shrewsbury were cancelled due to debris on the line. Roads were closed and trains to Worcester and Shrewsbury were cancelled due to debris on the line.
The fire has been put out but parts of the building have collapsed and rail firms have been told not to run trains over fears a wall may fall onto tracks. Parts of the building have collapsed and trains are not running due to fears a wall may fall onto tracks.
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to the scene at about 1945 GMT on Monday. 'Other side'
It said crews from 10 fire engines were tackling the blaze at its height and had the fire under control by 2300 GMT but soon after received reports of a partial collapse inside the single-storey building. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the scene at about 1945 GMT on Monday.
It said Network Rail had been advised not to run any trains on the main line out of Hereford as it passes very close to the unstable wall of the building. It said crews from 10 fire engines tackled the blaze at its height and had the fire under control by 2300 GMT.
However soon after they received reports of a partial collapse inside the single-storey building.
Trains were still not running on Tuesday morning.
Station manager Brian Morgan, from the fire service, said: "There is a risk that the building could collapse across the railway line and neither ourselves or Network Rail are willing to take that risk for the public.
"In terms of fire-fighting we can only access three sides of the building, because the other side is actually on the railway line."
'Last few remnants'
There were due to be further investigations into the cause on Tuesday.
But Mr Morgan said because of the potential for collapse he imagined it would be "very difficult to establish the cause".
He added: "It's an industrial unit that's been split up into numerous little lock ups and individual units.
"The fire initially started (in the tyre depot) but because of the nature of it, it's actually affected a number of other units all the way through the industrial unit."
He said due to difficulties over access it was very difficult on Tuesday morning to put "the last few remnants" of the fire out.