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11:53am UK, Monday 01 July 2013'Vij Randeniya, chief fire officer at West Midlands Fire Service, told Sky News: 'We believe a Chinese lantern dropped onto some bales of plastic and, looking at CCTV, it would appear that was the cause.'Chinese lanterns have been involved in a number of incidents and firefighters have been campaigning for there to be better controls.'They look really nice but they do pose a danger.' 'Source: http://news.sky.com/story/1109967/smethwick-fire-massive-blaze-at-recycling-plant http://news.sky.com/story/1109967/smethwick-fire-massive-blaze-at-recycling-plant http://news.sky.com/story/1109967/smethwick-fire-massive-blaze-at-recycling-plant
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