A number of businesses - including a shopping centre - have been evacuated and residents are being told to keep windows and doors closed after a large fire broke out on an industrial estate in a town in Staffordshire.
On Thursday morning, huge plumes of black smoke were seen from as far as Birmingham city centre as fire crews tackled the blaze at a parcel centre near the A460 Orbital Island in Cannock, north of Wolverhampton.Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started at Super Smart Services - a distribution warehouse "which contains a variety of different materials for delivery". A spokesperson said firefighters were called out at 6.15am and 10 fire engines are now in attendance.
Read more: Woman stabbed to death in broad daylight on busy north London street, as police launch murder investigationHe told the PA news agency: "I drove out of Cannock Chase to a plume of smoke, so I drove all the way following it to get a video as my mum works across the road from there." 'Huge plume of smoke'Rob Humphries, who lives in Abbots Bromley, noticed smoke while out walking his dog.
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