Firefighters contain major blaze at industrial estate
Staffordshire fire and rescue say they are dealing with a 'large incident' while tackling a fire at an industrial estate in Stafford.
Evacuation zone still in place around Stafford Fire
A 50m evacuation zone remains in place around a major fire at a recycling plant on an industrial estate in Stafford.
The blaze started this morning at Global Hygiene LLP on the Ashtonfields industrial estate.
12 crews were called to the scene to contain the fire, over fears it could spread to a neighbouring building, containing 40,000 litres of oil.
One person has been treated for minor burns.
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