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Firefighters remain at industrial unit blaze

DWFRS Lorries parked in front of building on fire with flames and smoke filling the air and trees surroundingDWFRS
The fire swept through the wooden building and spread to several trucks and motorbikes

Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire which has engulfed a large wooden industrial unit along with trucks and motorbikes.

The fire off Dorchester Road, Sturminster Marshall, broke out on Thursday shortly before 19:30 BST.

Crews are having to maintain a safe distance after a number of acetylene and LPG gas cylinders were discovered in the building.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said some residents living close to the fire were temporarily taken to safety at a nearby pub as a precaution.

DWFRS A fire at night with a large cloud of smoke billowing in the air.DWFRS
DWFRS said there was a large amount of smoke

The brigade said there was no longer an issue with smoke and the nearby A31 was unaffected.

Crews were waiting for daylight to use a drone to check where the fire is still burning, it added.

A fire investigation will start later when it is safe to do so.

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