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Breaking News & Video: Whittlesey warehouse blaze



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Published Date:
25 February 2008
UPDATE 11am: A 200 metre exclusion zone has been set up around the blaze. The A605 is closed with diversions in place and there are local rail disruptions.
According to National Rail, CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains and one services are all disrupted by the fire: delays and alterations can be expected, a replacement bus service is in operation between Peterborough and Ely in both directions.

See a Google Map of the area affected, just off the A605.

See another video of the fire by reader Wieslaw Karbowy and more reader photos.
Send us your photos and video by emailing them to eteditor@peterboroughtoday.co.uk.

BREAKING NEWS 7.45AM: A HUGE plume of smoke can be seen from all across the city as a fire rages.

The fire is thought to be in a warehouse building near to the McCain factory off Peterborough Road, at Whittlesey.

It is thought 10 fire engines are in attendance.

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Special Report: Whittlesey factory fire, February 2008

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  • Last Updated: 27 February 2008 2:16 PM
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mum71,

PETERBOROUGH 25/02/2008 08:29:52
The whole factory was on fire, the heat could be felt as you drove past.
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PF MSE,

Holbeach 25/02/2008 09:14:20
The smoke can be seen very clearly from Holbeach.....
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Chris Harper,

Park Farm 25/02/2008 09:43:09
09.45 Doesn't appear to be letting up. Still plumes of thick black smoke pouring skywards.
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sim1,

whittlesey 25/02/2008 10:13:26
My horses are stabled opposite and I cant get to them..the police have told everyone to evacuate because the smoke is highly toxic. Apparently its some kind of UPVC used in double glazing. This really is horrendous and troubling as the wind may change......i'm so worried.
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PF MSE,

Holbeach 25/02/2008 10:28:28
Sim1, I don't think you need to worry about the wind change (as long as your horses are on the other side of the A605), the wind is likely to stay in the South West today, so blowing the smoke somewhere between Whittlesey and Thorney.....
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mum71,

PETERBOROUGH 25/02/2008 10:33:55
Even though the smoke isn't near to me in Peterborough, you can now smell the fumes. I can only imagine the smell in the path of the smoke.
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S89,

whittlesey 25/02/2008 12:10:17
the smoke appears to have calmed down but is still bad. The fumes can be smelt indoors,so god knows what its like outside
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S89,

whittlesey 25/02/2008 12:11:57
12.10 the sirens have just started up again
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