Fibres fall like rain from the sky
Wood fibres 'rained' down on a town after a machine became blocked at a factory.
Residents of Chirk saw fibres falling from the sky landing on their cars and gardens.
Bosses at the Kronospan factory, which mades medium density fibreboard have apologised for the release of fibres on Wednesday evening.
At least a dozen people telephoned the company when they saw the fibres, described as tiny sawdust, falling like fine rain.
Spokesperson for Kronospan, Candida Pryce-Jones, said: "Kronospan wishes to profusely apologise to residents for the incident that led to a fibre release last evening, leading to wood fibres being emitted off site.
"The process was immediately stopped, and a clean-up process both on and off site was implemented.
"Initial investigations indicate that one of the cyclones on MDF blocked, and this is now being cleared to allow us to identify the precise cause of this failure.
"We would urge anyone who has been affected by this to contact the factory on 01691 773361.”
