The deluge left the factory under more than six feet of water for more than a month as runoff from the north besieged the city.

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The next phase was to bring the factory under control, so that it could be switched on at will, and thus act only where and when needed.

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Last year, Mr Smith managed to retain control of the factory under an arrangement he reached with a group of creditors, who were suing him in a multi-million dollar fraud case.

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