
An investigation has been launched into a fire at a north Cumbrian factory.
Two people were taken to hospital following the incident at the Nestle plant in Dalston, near Carlisle, on Monday April 14.
They have since been released and are recovering at home. A spokesman for Nestle said the pair were ‘doing well’.
The firm has launched an investigation into the incident, which the spokesman said was ongoing.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service said crews had been called at around 7.10am on Monday and firefighters extinguished the blaze.
The fire had broken out on the fourth floor of the factory on Carlisle Road.
The plant, which employs over 340 people, was evacuated.