Crews dampen down at fire scene

Fire crews were expected to remain at the site damping down on Thursday

Firefighters are still at the scene of a severe blaze at an industrial packaging factory which saw 170 people evacuated from their homes.

Transport was disrupted and roads and schools closed as a result of the fire at Skymark in Leominster, Herefordshire.

The factory was destroyed but production director Paul Neath said he was hopeful it could be rebuilt nearby.

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