Staff evacuated in fire at Coventry factory

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Crews from Foleshill Fire Station were sent to the Meggitt Aerospace Braking Systems plant on Holbrook Lane in the early hours

Fire crews were called out to a fire at a factory in Coventry early this morning.

Crews from Foleshill Fire Station were sent to the Meggitt Aerospace Braking Systems plant on Holbrook Lane in the early hours, following reports of a blaze.

Staff at the site were evacuated while the fire was contained, and were eventually allowed back into the building at around 7.30am today.

A crew member from Foleshill Fire Station told the Telegraph that it is believed that the cause of the fire was two extractor units, which created a significant amount of smoke.

Fortunately, they have confirmed that no one was hurt in the incident. With the smoke apparently being worse than the fire, the building avoided structural damage.