Fire crews have battled a large blaze at a factory in Melbourne's south-east.

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Fire crews battle massive factory blaze in Melbourne's south-east

Fire crews are battling a large blaze at a factory in Melbourne's south-east.

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A fire has broken out at a factory in Cheltenham, in Melbourne's south-east. Fire Rescue Victoria says a caller to Triple Zero said lithum-ion batteries at the factory caught fire.

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Fire crews battle lithium battery blaze at Melbourne factory

Firefighters in Melbourne are battling a major factory fire in the city’s south-east after receiving reports a lithium-ion battery had caught alight.
A huge cloud of thick black smoke could be seen as firefighters fought to contain the blaze at two adjoining factories of the same business.
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said a caller to triple zero reported that lithium-ion batteries had caught alight at 8:38 a.m. on Jan. 30.
“Crews arrived at the C…

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Firefighters Battle Major Factory Fire Linked to Lithium Batteries

Roads have been closed and residents have been told to expect to see smoke.

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Huge factory fire burning in Melbourne’s southeast

The firefighters union said pumper-tanker failures seriously hampered firefighting efforts “and the result could have been catastrophic”.

The Age

Factory fire sends smoke across Melbourne, intensifies dispute about ageing firefighting fleet

Dozens of firefighters are battling a large blaze at a factory in ﻿Melbourne's south-east.Emergency services were called to the blaze about 8.38am after lithium-ion batteries caught fire.Arriving at the Chesterville Road scene within five minutes, crews found the factory engulfed in flames.﻿READ MORE: Vile antisemitic graffiti found at multiple sites, including Jewish schoolVicEmergency has issued a community advice message for Cheltenham, Highe…

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Schoolchildren are being kept indoors and road closures remain in place despite a massive blaze being brought under control at a Cheltenham factory.

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‘Quite poisonous’ fire sends smoke over Melbourne’s southeast

A factory in Melbourne understood to house lithium batteries has gone up in a fireball sending a plume of black smoke over the city.

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Massive smoke cloud hangs over Melbourne as firefighters battle a raging factory fire at Cheltenham

by Rhoda Wilson, Expose News: Climate Science Coalition of America Executive Director Steve Goreham has warned against governments worldwide investing in lithium-ion batteries.

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