The Sonae chipboard plant in Merseyside has announced it is to close immediately, with the loss of 220 jobs.

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People considering cremations are encouraged to look for facilities that use more efficient burners and to consider coffins that are plastic and chipboard-free.

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About 10, 000 people living near the Sonae chipboard site in Kirkby are bidding for compensation, arguing fumes from the blaze affected their health.

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Among them is a work by Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, featuring desert iconography in enamel paint on chipboard, which will be on sale at the auction.

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