A sweet factory, owned by Cadbury Schweppes’s Trebor Basset has been devastated by fire, the Reuters news agency reported today (Thursday).

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More than 70 firefighters tackled the fire, the agency said, citing a fire brigade spokesman. The factory is in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. No one was injured.


 


“The building is almost completely destroyed,” a spokesman for the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. “We are investigating the cause.”

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The Monkhill Confectionery factory is part of Trebor Bassett, owned by Cadbury Schweppes, and makes Butterkist brand popcorn as well as a range of sweets.

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