More than 80 firefighters attended an early morning blaze at the Orica factory, a short distance from the scene of last week’s fire at a chemical factory
Fire Rescue Victoria evacuated five people safely from a neighbouring building in response to a fire at the Orica factory in Melbourne on Saturday morning.Fire Rescue Victoria evacuated five people safely from a neighbouring building in response to a fire at the Orica factory in Melbourne on Saturday morning.
The building that caught alight produces plastic shipping pallets, reported to have a heat release rate three to five times higher than wood pallets. The fire had not been deemed suspicious, Fire Rescue Victoria confirmed, with the cause yet to be determined and under investigation.
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