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'It's hellish - I've never seen anything like it': Residents talk of scene as 'significant' Upper Villiers Street factory blaze lights up Wolverhampton's skyline

Wolverhampton residents have described the scene of a 'significant' blaze as 'hell-like' as firefighters continue to battle its flames.

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