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A large number of firefighters were responding to the blaze at a Silver Fern Farms plant in Pareora.
Eight fire trucks are battling a blaze at a Silver Fern Farms facility at Pareora, just south of Timaru.
An employee at the scene said they were evacuated from the factory about 6.55pm Thursday.
The night shift had only returned to work about two weeks ago after a break, they said.
They had heard the fire was in an upstairs office, but they had not seen any smoke or flames. However, there were “fire engines galore here’’, they said.
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An aerial view of the Silver Fern Farms freezing works in Pareora. Photo from 2021.
Fire and Emergency said they were called to the building fire at 6.45pm, a spokesperson said.
“There are currently eight appliances at the site working to fully extinguish the fire.”
Crews from Timaru, Saint Andrews, Washdyke, Waimate and Pleasant Point were called to assist in the emergency response.
The facility is a meat processing plant.
Silver Fern Farms has been approached for comment.
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