Investigation reveals cause of poultry plant fire

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An investigation found an electrical fault started the fire

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The cause of a recent fire at a poultry plant during the early hours of the morning has now been revealed.

The Suffolk Fire Service said an investigation had confirmed an electrical fault started the blaze in a packaging area at Gressingham Foods, at Redgrave.

Six fire engines were sent to the plant, on the Suffolk-Norfolk border, at about 04:30 BST on Saturday.

When fire crews got there the building, at the Hinderclay Road site, was "well alight". The alarm was raised by a security guard who spotted smoke.

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