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Blaze Bear
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Wembley - Warehouse fire11 June 2009
Ten fire engines and around 50 firefighters were called to a fire on Abbeydale Road, Wembley this morning. The building is believed to be a warehouse and factory. Around half of the 150x100m building was damaged by the fire.
The Brigade was called at 0951. The fire was under control by 14.31.
Firefighters from Wembley, Southall, North Kensington, Kensington, Northolt, Park Royal and Willesden fire stations attended the incident. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
LFB
FORTY firefighters are fighting a blaze at an evacuated food factory in Park Royal.
The fire broke out at 9.50am at 268 Abbeydale Road, one of four neighbouring buildings owned by Katsouris Fresh Foods, where a total of 480 employees worked.
Part of the Icelandic Bakkavör Group, the firm supplies ready meals, ethnic snacks and dips to supermarkets including Tesco and Sainsbury's.
Eight fire engines - including Wembley and Willesden - were scrambled to tackle the flames and the road is sealed off.
GMB union organiser Hiten Vaiyda told the Observer: "I heard the fire started from the filo pastry department. They took all the employees out and told them to stay away. All are safe."
A spokeswoman for Bakkavör Group said: "Katsouris Fresh Foods can confirm that a fire has broken out in one of its units at its Abbeydale site.
"Our emergency procedures were immediately put into action with all employees being evacuated quickly and safely and there have been no injuries. The emergency services are making every effort to contain the fire.
"Katsouris would like to take this opportunity to thank the local police and the emergency services for their swift assistance.
Harrow Observer
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Straight8
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I attended that one.
The factory next door supplied Waitrose with bulk deliveries of their ready meal range.
I'm now stocked up for the next month with dinners at work. 
I may add they were giving them out to all the crews that night before some spineless individual from the 'Fire Brigade Police' tries to sack me for pinching them.
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