A huge plume of black smoke is billowing over the rooftops of Royal Leamington Spa, with residents describing a chemical smell after hearing small explosions when the fire caught hold in an industrial estate. A specialist hazard response unit is at the scene, and people have been evacuated over fears of toxic smoke from the fire which broke out on Aug. 27 on Juno Drive. That short street is also home to the UK’s first COVID-testing mega-lab, which is the centre-piece of the government’s efforts to identify new variants of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as the novel coronavirus. Reports, however, suggest that the blaze is at a nearby plastics factory. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service said they received a call at 10:30 a.m. on Friday to what they called a “significant” fire. “Properties in the vicinity are being evacuated. If you live within 70 metres (230 …