Fire breaks out at bacon factory

Workers had to be led to safety when a fire broke out at a food processing plant in Northamptonshire.

More than 40 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze at TMI Foods on the Lodge Farm industrial estate in Northampton on Monday night.

Fire crews were still damping down at the factory, which is used for processing bacon, on Tuesday morning.

Firefighters said there was no indication as to the cause of the fire, though an investigation has begun.