BREAKING NEWS: Hunsworth fire prompts houses to be evacuated

HOMES were evacuated in Hunsworth this morning (Wednesday) after a fire at an engineering unit sparked fears over flammable chemicals at the site.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Dec 2011, 11:44 BST

Residents were told to leave their homes after fire crews thought Acetylene cylinders were on the site.

Police, fire crews from a total of seven stations turned out to the blaze at Hillside Works, just off Whitehall Road, after a nearby resident raised the alarm at 7.30am.

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Residents were away from their homes for just over three hours as the fire crews set up a 200m cordon around the works.

Spen police maintained a cordon until around 10.45am, when the scene was declared safe.

For the full story read tomorrow’s Spenborough Guardian.

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