WALES, U.K. (From news reports) -- A fleet of fire engines rushed to a Mold Business Park on Tuesday following reports of a blaze inside a Smurfit Kappa facility.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called shortly after 3:45 pm to the Smurfit Kappa site

Firefighters in three appliances turned out to the scene after the staff were evacuated from the packaging facility.

A spokesman for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "The fire was caused by friction inside the factory. The fire was out on our arrival as there was a fire fighting facility within the building with a sprinkle system.

"A thermal camera was used to check the premises. The damage was mainly water damage confined to the motoring and machinery."

A spokesman for the company said: "From experience, these things are mostly dealt with particularly quickly, but as a precaution we have to get everyone outside."

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