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Fire crews tackle Corkers Crisps factory blaze

Karen Lons Plumes of smoke rising from the Corkers Crisps factory in Pymoor, CambridgeshireKaren Lons
People have been urged to avoid the area, with local residents warned to keep windows closed

A major blaze has broken out at a crisp factory in Cambridgeshire.

Sixty firefighters were called to the Corkers Crisps site in Pymoor, near Ely, after the blaze started just before 15:00 BST.

A thick plume of black smoke could be seen in the sky for miles around the area and local residents have been advised to shut their windows.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said at about 21:15 that the fire had been brought under control.

It said 12 crews had been sent to the Main Street site in the Fens, and firefighters would be working throughout the night to put the blaze out.

Karen Lons Plumes of smoke rising from the Corkers Crisps factory in Pymoor, CambridgeshireKaren Lons
Fire crews were called to the blaze at Corkers Crisps factory just before 15:00 BST

In a tweet, the fire service urged people to avoid the area due to the billowing smoke.