Thursday 20 September 2012

Burned to a crisp

From the BBC:

Nightshift workers at a factory near Caerphilly that makes potato crisps have been evacuated as fire crews tackle a large blaze.

Firefighters say 75% of the Real Crisps plant on the Penyfan industrial estate at Crumlin was alight as crews arrived just after 03:30 BST on Thursday. More than 50 firefighters and eight engines are at the scene as they try to stop the flames spreading.

Nearby residents are being advised to keep doors and windows closed.

3 comments:

James Higham said...

We once did a science experiment in melting down a crisp, Guess how much actual potato was there?

Mark Wadsworth said...

JH, how do you melt down a crisp? Couldn't you just weigh it first?

benj said...

That must have been quite some chip pan fire. A wet tea towel probably wasn't up to the job.