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Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has issued an 'urgent' warning over an incident in Gummow's Shop Residents of an area in mid Cornwall are being warned to keep their doors and windows closed following a fire involving hazardous materials. It has been described as a "multi-agency incident" in the area of Gummow's Shop, a hamlet in the St Newlyn East area, not far from Newquay. In a message described as 'urgent', Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service wrote on Twitter: "Urgent - Due to a multi-agency incident in mid Cornwall, we are advising all residents in the area of Gummow's Shop to keep do...

The barn fire at Treddinick Farm threatened to set off nearby Ammonium Nitrate. Picture Google Maps SIX homes had to be evacuated after two tonnes of the highly explosive ammonium nitrate were found during a barn fire. Emergency services were called to a barn fire in the small hamlet of Gummow's Shop at around 11.43am this morning. Once there they found the barn at Tredinnick Farm was well alight with the flames fanned by high winds creating a tall plume of smoke. At first nearby residents were warned to stay indoors but after the discovery of the highly volatile chemical people livin...

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has issued an 'urgent' warning over an incident in Gummow's Shop SIX homes had to be evacuated in a small hamlet after two tonnes of the highly explosive ammonium nitrate were found during a barn fire. Residents of Gummow's Shop were warned to keep their doors and windows closed following the fire in a barn on a farm involving hazardous materials. But after the discovery of the highly volatile fertiliser which caused the massive explosion in Beirut last year killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 6,000, it was decided to evacuate. The i...