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One person has been taken to hospital, and a large part of Port Adelaide has been evacuated over what authorities are describing as an "extremely dangerous" fire. People within one kilometre of Moonta Road in port Adelaide are still being urged to evacuate immediately. The metropolitan fire service says the fire is producing large amounts of toxic smoke.

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00:01I'm here in Port Adelaide, about three kilometres from a dangerous fire which is burning at a large industrial shed
00:09containing sulphur.
00:10The Metropolitan Fire Service says it is toxic, that smoke, and the SA Ambulance Service has taken one person to
00:17hospital.
00:18There's been thick, white, billowing smoke coming from that industrial shed.
00:22And advice for nearby residents is to keep your windows closed, turn your AC off and close your vents.
00:29Now, people we've been speaking to in the area, while there was a one kilometre exclusion zone asking people to
00:35evacuate if they're in the area.
00:37Well, for some people in nearby areas like Port Adelaide or in Semaphore, we've been hearing that some are unaware
00:43that this event has been unfolding,
00:45while others have been witnessing it from afar. Let's take a listen to what they've had to say.
00:50Well, we're seeing a bit of smoke and I thought it was just the terrible pollution of Port Adelaide.
00:54You know, it's just a bit of a normal look for this area, but it would tend to be a
00:58bit worse.
00:58I smelt it a bit and I think my mum and my friend actually got a notification on their phones
01:02about it.
01:03No, I haven't noticed. And it's a cloudy day all over today, so you can't really tell if there's been
01:11any sort of sulphur explosion or anything like that.
01:14Yeah.
01:15Other people we've spoken to include some workers just outside of that exclusion zone who were unaware of this situation.
01:22And also some tourists here who were watching the Port River Dolphins who had no idea that this event was
01:28unfolding.
01:29But as we said, the Metropolitan Fire Service says that smoke is toxic and are advising people within one kilometre
01:36of that area to take precautions.
01:39Now, an independent school also sent school children home as a precaution and firefighters are expecting to be on the
01:47scene for some time.
01:48So, as we say, I will pay for some patience to follow my own亲 elevate.
01:48But as I said, it's a very important thing among us who are talking to them.
01:49And we'll show you how I take a look.
01:49But if I put a look, I want to like a look at this one.
01:50And if you look at this one anymore, you can see the difference in my mind.
01:50I'm gonna take a look at this one point.
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