Firefighters have rushed to the scene after "eight or nine" huge blasts ripped through a chemical factory in North Wales.

       North Wales Police are urging locals to stay away and to keep their windows and doors shut after the massive fire broke out at Synthite in Mold, Flintshire.

       The force said in a post on social media: “Due to an ongoing incident at Synthite in Mold can all residents in the Mold area please keep their doors and windows closed.”

       THIS LIVE BLOG HAS NOW CLOSED.