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Why declare a 'significant incident'?
When a major event like this fire happens, emergency services might declare a 'significant incident'. This means the situation is serious, needs lots of resources, and might affect the wider public. It helps coordinate the response and ensures everyone knows the scale of the problem, like telling residents to close windows.
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