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Workers evacuated from United Coffee in Dartford after fire breaks out in machinery

Workers at one of Europe's largest coffee producing factories had to be evacuated when a fire broke out in machinery.

Firefighters were called out to United Coffee at the Riverside Industrial Estate, Dartford at about 8.45pm after a small fire started.

United Coffee in Dartford
United Coffee in Dartford

Workers had to leave the factory floor while crews located the seat of the flames.

A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The employees were very helpful to us.

"It was small fire and there was minimal damage and we were at the scene for about a hour-and-a-half."

Some of the coffee beans at United Coffee in Dartford
Some of the coffee beans at United Coffee in Dartford

United Coffee is one of the largest producers in Europe and has a roastery and employs about 80 people.

About 1% of the world’s coffee bean exports are sent to the factory to be roasted every year.

The company roasts about 70,000 tons of coffee a year and voted the Best Coffee Roaster in Europe by industry members across the continent.

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