Industrial zone evacuated amid major fire in eastern Spain

  • 7 years ago
Dozens of factories have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a chemical factory in eastern Spain.

Local schools were shut down after the fire set off explosions in one of Europe’s largest industrial hubs.

The blaze broke out around 9am local time as workers were arriving at factories in the industrial zone near Valencia.

The cause of the fire remains unknown.

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