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英國伯明罕（Birmingham）工業區10日發生塑膠工廠大火，火勢兇猛，且有大量黑煙直竄天際，當地動員超過100名消防員搶救整晚，才終於撲滅火勢。（圖擷取自推特）

2020-08-11 23:03:30

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕英國伯明罕（Birmingham）工業區當地時間10日晚間傳出塑膠工廠火警，現場火勢猛烈，大量黑煙直竄天際，消防單位動員了超過100人漏夜搶救，才終於控制住火勢。

綜合外媒報導，英國伯明罕工業區一座塑膠廠的倉庫發生大火，濃密黑煙直衝天際，十分驚人，附近居民紛紛緊閉門窗，深怕受有毒氣體影響，當地部分道路也緊急封閉，造成交通壅塞。

當地消防局出動了50人、10輛消防車趕往救火，但火勢太猛烈，於是趕緊再派出加倍的人力支援，經過整晚撲救，火勢才被控制，所幸無人傷亡，但起火原因仍需調查。

消防局表示，「數十英里內都有人因為看見大火與濃煙打電話報案」。指揮官沃恩斯（Sarah Warnes）說：「儘管又熱又艱苦，但消防員仍運用專業技能將火勢控制住，並未波及其他房屋。」

目擊者戴姆普娜（Dympna Wilson）表示，她當時聽見了好幾次爆炸聲，出來看只看見滿天的黑煙，很擔心火勢會波及其他房子，還說「有些鄰居家裡停電，希望沒有人受傷。」

https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3257229

Media captionDrone footage shows the fire ripping through the factory

Firefighters are still at the scene of a large blaze at a plastics factory in Birmingham.

Plumes of smoke were visible for miles across the city after the fire broke out on Tyseley Industrial Estate at about 16:45 BST on Monday.

No-one was hurt in the blaze and crews were "identifying and extinguishing hotspots" on Tuesday, the fire service said.

About 100 firefighters tackled the blaze at its height on Monday evening.

Scene — Image captionFirefighters were expected to be at the scene for much of Tuesday

West Midlands Fire Service said despite "extremely hot and arduous conditions" firefighters had contained the blaze, "saving nearby premises from harm".

Some firefighters had to be withdrawn from certain areas "for safety and to minimise the risk of heat exhaustion", the service added.

The heat from the blaze melted fencing and frontages of nearby businesses.

Media captionFire service footage shows the site's charred remains

Dympna Wilson, who lives near the factory, said she "definitely heard a couple of explosions".

"We came out here to look and all we could see was smoke. It was curling out of the eaves, then the flames started and you could hear an explosion... Some neighbours have lost their electricity," she said on Monday.

After the fire — Image captionBurnt out vehicles remain at the site

Hundreds of people from about 20 nearby firms had to be evacuated.

One business owner in the area told the BBC on Tuesday they still could not have workers back on site.

About 30 firefighters were still at the scene at lunchtime on Tuesday and were expected to remain there for much of the day.

All local roads have now been reopened and residents can safely open doors and windows without fear of the smoke, the fire service added.

Tyseley fire image — Image captionOne hundred firefighters were tackling the blaze on Monday evening

Sohan Kalsi, from neighbouring building supplies company Kalsi Group, said the fire took hold very quickly.

"Literally in minutes the building was engulfed," he said.

"It was very difficult to describe, but it was like a nightmare basically."

Image captionSohan Kalsi who has a building supplies company nearby said the fire was "a nightmare"

Investigators were at the scene overnight and inquiries into the cause continue.

Group commander Mark Price, who confirmed nobody was hurt, said a fire of that size was "quite rare".

"We usually have about two of these a year," he said.

Image captionSmoke could be seen in the city centre as well as at Birmingham Airport and in Hall Green and Solihull

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-53733241

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Birmingham fire: Crews still at Tyseley plastics factory blaze

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Birmingham fire: Crews still at Tyseley plastics factory blaze

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