Huge blaze at textiles factory

Monday 1st February 2010, 7:01AM GMT.

Huge blaze at textiles factory

An asbestos-roofed factory in Birmingham has been almost completely destroyed in a “suspicious” fire.

Fire crews were called to Rea Street in Digbeth, where they found the fabrics factory fully ablaze.

Some 60 firefighters fought the blaze. The exact cause of the fire is not yet known.

Fire investigators are at the scene, but no one is believed to have been hurt.



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