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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Smoke warning as 70 firefighters tackle blaze
About 70 firefighters were tackling a large fire at an industrial building on the edge of a village. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue were called to an incident in Mill Lane, Whittlesford, south of Cambridge, at about 01:45 BST. The fire service said it has deployed 10 engines and several specialist vehicles to the blaze, which measured about 40m by 60m (131ft by 196ft). The service added that residents were advised to keep their doors and windows closed because of the smoke, especially those south of Mill Lane. Crews from Cambridgeshire as well as the neighbouring counties of Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Essex attended the scene. A spokesperson for the fire service said the blaze was contained but still burning and would continue to do so for some hours. An investigation into its cause would take place once it was safe to do so, they added. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Firefighters tackle Whittlesford industrial building blaze
About 70 firefighters were tackling a large fire at an industrial building on the edge of a Fire and Rescue were called to an incident in Mill Lane, Whittlesford, south of Cambridge, at about 01:45 BST. The fire service said it has deployed 10 engines and several specialist vehicles to the blaze, which measured about 40m by 60m (131ft by 196ft).The service added that residents were advised to keep their doors and windows closed because of the smoke, especially those south of Mill Lane. Crews from Cambridgeshire as well as the neighbouring counties of Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Essex attended the scene.A spokesperson for the fire service said the blaze was contained but still burning and would continue to do so for some investigation into its cause would take place once it was safe to do so, they added. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Smoke warning as 70 firefighters tackle blaze
About 70 firefighters were tackling a large fire at an industrial building on the edge of a village. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue were called to an incident in Mill Lane, Whittlesford, south of Cambridge, at about 01:45 BST. The fire service said it has deployed 10 engines and several specialist vehicles to the blaze, which measured about 40m by 60m (131ft by 196ft). The service added that residents were advised to keep their doors and windows closed because of the smoke, especially those south of Mill Lane. Crews from Cambridgeshire as well as the neighbouring counties of Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Essex attended the scene. A spokesperson for the fire service said the blaze was contained but still burning and would continue to do so for some hours. An investigation into its cause would take place once it was safe to do so, they added. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue
