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15 injured, people evacuated after factory fire in Spain

15 injured, people evacuated after factory fire in Spain | iNFOnews.ca
A firefighter truck leaves as smoke rises from a factory after several explosions, in Arganda del Rey, outside Madrid, Thursday, May 4, 2017. A fire and several explosions ripped through an industrial waste treatment factory Thursday in a town near Madrid, sending 30 people to the hospital for treatment and forcing the immediate evacuation of nearby schools and offices, officials said. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

MADRID – Spanish emergency services say 15 people have been injured in a fire at an industrial waste treatment factory in a town close to Madrid.

The service said people were evacuated from schools and workplaces in a radius of 500 metres (yards) around the affected factory in Arganda.

The fire caused several explosions and sent a dense column of smoke into the air.

The emergency services said three of the 15 injured are in serious condition.

There were no immediate details on the cause of the fire.

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