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Train service restored after fire | |
(about 10 hours later) | |
More than 50 firefighters tackled a severe fire at a tyre warehouse. | |
The fire at Wyvern Tyres on the Holmer Trading Estate, which broke out on Monday night, left thick black smoke across parts of Hereford. | |
Some roads were closed and trains in and out of the city were cancelled amid fears a fire-hit building could collapse on to tracks. | |
The rail disruption was cleared and train services restored by about 1000 GMT, National Rail said. | |
Replacement bus services had been operating between Hereford and areas including Shrewsbury, Leominster, Great Malvern and Worcester. | |
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the fire scene at about 1945 GMT on Monday. | |
It said crews from 10 fire engines tackled the blaze at its height and had the fire under control by 2300 GMT. | 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. | However soon after they received reports of a partial collapse inside the single-storey building. |
There were due to be further investigations into the cause on Tuesday. | There were due to be further investigations into the cause on Tuesday. |
Station manager Brian Morgan, from the fire service, said because of the potential for further collapse of the building 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. | 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." | "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." |