NIGHT-shift workers at a Blackburn paper plant were evacuated when a toilet roll machine caught fire in the early hours of today.
Four Lancashire Fire and Rescue crews attended the blaze at Accrol, in Roman Road, just before 3am this morning.
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Around 20 staff were forced to leave a building towards the rear of the site after a fire was discovered in equipment which converts paper into toilet rolls.
Crew manager John Riley said: "The factory was occupied at the time and the fire was discovered by an employee who raised the alarm and the factory was evacuated.
"There was heavy smoke-logging and crews spent several hours ventilating the building using ventilation fans. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but not thought to be suspicious.
"The machine was completely destroyed by the fire and there was smoke damage to the factory as well as stock."
Two crews from Blackburn station, one from Darwen and one from Hyndburn were in attendance at the scene for around three hours.
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