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Fireball and huge smoke plumes at scene of explosion in south Essex
Crews urged nearby residents to keep windows and doors closed as thick smoke from the industrial fire spread across Essex.
- On Friday, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service responded to a large industrial unit fire on Southend Road between East Hanningfield and Rettendon following a massive explosion shortly before 6 pm.
- Residents reported feeling their homes shake when the explosion occurred around 5:45 pm, with impacts felt across Ashingdon, Chelmsford, and Shoebury as a massive smoke plume rose.
- Essex County Fire and Rescue Service urged residents to avoid the area, stating: "If you live or are travelling nearby, please keep your windows and doors closed."
- One person on social media wrote: "There was an explosion near me in Essex, and my whole house shook." Another added: "Sounded like a bomb went off, even the ground shook!"
- Plumes of smoke were visible from The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground in Chelmsford, approximately 8 to 9 miles away, where the 150th Anniversary Legends T20 match was being hosted.
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