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Fire ravages drinks factory near Thiès

By , based on Senego

Map: Thiès, Senegal

A fire has ravaged part of a drinks factory in Touba Peycouck, in the Thiès region, sending a large plume of black smoke into the air. Images broadcast on 28 October by Thièsinfo TV show the flames and people watching the blaze from the road.

A fire has ravaged a drinks factory in Touba Peycouck, in the Thiès region of Senegal. Images broadcast by Thièsinfo TV show part of the industrial site engulfed in a major blaze, reports Senego.

Thick black smoke rose above the factory and remained visible from several metres away. People stood near the road facing the fire, while the flames continued to spread across the site.

The fire comes a day after another blaze at a drinks factory in Fandène, near Thiès, reported on 28 October.

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