article_snippet.sent: At the height of the blaze on Sunday afternoon, which caused the foam, up to 50 firefighters were tackling the fire and police were also forced to wear face masks.
article_snippet.sent: Families in east Manchester were urged to say indoors after a blast was reported at the industrial unit, which is just a few hundred yards from the Manchester City training ground on the Etihad campus.
article_snippet.sent: Police wearing face masks went around neighbouring streets with loudspeakers urging people to stay inside while The fire at the chemical factory next to Manchester City's Etihad stadium raged .
article_snippet.sent: Police officers also told children on bikes and mothers pushing prams near the scene to go home and went around neighbouring streets with loudspeakers urging people to stay inside.