Herb factory fire in Eye, Suffolk, tackled by 18 crews overnight

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Fire crew on aerial platformImage source, Suffolk Fire and Rescue
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An aerial platform was used to fight the fire

About 18 fire crews from two counties spent the night tackling a herb factory fire.

It started at the Camstar Herbs factory in Langton Green, near Eye in Suffolk, at about 20:50 BST on Sunday.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, assisted by crews from Norfolk, managed to extinguish it shortly before 01:00, but remained through the night to check for hotspots.

An investigation into the cause of the fire was due to take place.

Image source, Matt Marvel/BBC
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The fire was at the Camstar Herbs factory

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