Crisps blaze at Walkers factory

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februari 20, 2008
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Firefighters in County Durham tackled a blaze in an industrial skip containing five tonnes of crisps.

Crews were called to the Walkers Crisps factory in Stephenson Road, Peterlee, on Wednesday morning, following reports the waste products were "well alight".

Nobody has been hurt and production was unaffected, a Walkers spokesman said.
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