Fourteen crews from three counties have tackled a large fire at an industrial unit in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
The blaze on 14 November at the 4,000 sq metre premises was well developed by the time firefighters reached the scene shortly after 7.30am, but they managed to save the building from total destruction.
The fire was extinguished at around 3.00pm.
Witnesses told the Peterborough Evening Telegraph that they saw a column of smoke more than 100 metres high.
Chris Parker, station commander at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "When crews arrived the building was well alight but thanks to some excellent firefighting by crews from three counties, the fire has been confined to around half of the building."
Investigators said the fire was accidental, with the most probable cause being an overheating generator.
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