Firefighters fight major blaze at Melbourne factory
Firefighters are fighting a major blaze at a factory in Melbourne's north.
Thick plumes of smoke have filled the sky at Broadmeadows, in Melbourne's north, where the fire broke out at a recycling plant at Maygar Boulevard, around 5am today.
Crews arrived on scene within several minutes to find the steel shed and a further area well alight.
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The fire broke out around 5.30am today. 9News
The fire is at a factory in Broadmeadows. 9News
Multiple fire crews are currently on scene. 9News
Fire crews were attacking the fire from the sky and ground and working to save an adjacent warehouse, with 25 fire crews on site.
The fire was under control just before 8am but crews remain on scene.
Police have shut down streets surrounding Maygar Boulevard.
Authorities confirmed no one was inside the factory at the time of the fire.
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