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Fire crews battle industrial estate blaze

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Watch firefighters at the
scene of the blaze.

Firefighters spent hours tackling a
blaze an industrial unit on the Medway City Estate, Strood, in the
early hours of this morning.

Around 36 firefighters tackled the
fire, at the Aurun Textile Service building in Trident Close, which
broke out around 4am.

The blaze damaged around 20 per
cent of the building.

A spokesman for Kent Fire and
Rescue Service, said: "It was an intense fire and was well alight
when we arrived.

"The firefighters did well and were
able to put out the flames before they spread any further.

"There is about 20 per cent damage
to the building and of course the textiles inside were left fire
damaged. When we left the people who work there began cleaning
up."

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