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FIRE HAS TOTALLY destroyed Asfordby Storage & Haulage's distribution centre and warehouse in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
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The facility is a significant third-party warehousing operation centre for Masterfoods, which manufactures pet foods, including Pedigree, Chappie, Whiskas, and Kitekat.
Masterfoods is the 1.:K division of Mars and has two large factories in Melton Mowbray and Waltham. as well as another site at nearby Peterborough.
In an exclusive interview, a Mars spokesman tells CM: -We can confirm the affected facility provides a warehousing operation for our Melton Mowbray and Peterborough petcare packaging materials and a co-packing operation for petcare and food. We are currently assessing the impact of this incident on our business."
The fire caused severe disruption in the town, and the B606 Saxby Road was closed for several days while firefighters continued to damp down what remained of the warehouse.
No-one from Asfordby was available to comment as CM went to press.