Fire breaks out at steelworks in Wales

Fire safety crews are still at the scene of a blaze that broke out in a steelworks in Wales earlier today (12th December). The fire is believed to have started in one of the operating lines at the Llanwern steelworks in Newport, which is owned by Tata, at around midnight.

Firefighters managed to contain the blaze, but 20 officers have remained at the cold rolling plant to dampen down the fire.

A spokesman for Tata, which employs 1,400 workers at the plant, confirmed that work on the line affected by the fire has since stopped, although production is continuing on other lines.

"All team members in the affected area have been accounted for and there have been no injuries," he said.

"There has been no risk to the local community and the emergency services are in attendance and the incident is contained."

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.