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Avoid Ramsgate Road in Margate Today

According to the BBC while I was working happily away sitting at the dinning table with my Toshiba Notebook not so far away Thor Chemicals was having a smolderingly bad time. (link).

No one was hurt although six fire trucks were in attendance and I can only imaging how snarled up conditions are going to be. It's a good distance from the Westwood Cross Roundabout but I can only imagine what things will be like should traffic back up that far. Today is possibly not the best day to do your Christmas shopping.

"Police say there is no danger but are warning people living between College Road and the Westwood Industrial Estate to stay in doors as a precaution."
Crews douse chemical factory fire, BBC News 24, 19 December 2007, 11:58

I'm no expert in these matters but that sounds a little contradictory to me. Then again in our law suit culture we seem to be adopting perhaps this is the standard disclaimer line the police have to give? Any one know if this is the case?

Update 12:24

Unless anything has changed in the last half hour the road is closed.

"A254 Kentoundabout junction and the Farley Road junction in Broadstairs - Margate Road closed both ways between the Pearce Sign's R, because of a building fire at Chemicals Factory.

Live travel news: Kent's roads, BBC Kent, 19th December 2007, 11:55 (am)



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