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Giant flames lit up the
skies of the town of Bracknell about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of central
London late on Tuesday, reportedly consuming an industrial estate building.
Witnesses reported multiple loud blasts and train services were disrupted. The fire started sometime
after 11 pm GMT in Bracknell’s Western Industrial Estate, centered in the
building of NEP Visions, an international outside broadcaster, local media
getreading.co.uk reports.
Frightened
witnesses rushed to social media to report the huge blaze, which they said was
accompanied by loud explosions.
RT UK report continues:
“Thought
someone was letting off fireworks till i saw that smoke outside!! Bracknell
literally on fire!!” tweeted @jesshuntxox. Several people on Twitter said the
fire was raging very close to their homes.
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Several
firefighting crews have been dispatched to the scene, while police have asked
people to stay away.
The
warning came as multiple onlookers rushed to the scene to take footage and
report on social media.
“I’m
here now and it’s coming out thick and fast… Can also here banging sounds like
crushing metal. Roads cordoned off lots of police and firefighters, haven’t
seen any ambulances,” Mark John said on Facebook.
Meanwhile,
Heidi Malloy wrote that “some of the gas canisters have blown.”
Trains
passing between Ascot and Wokingham were temporarily disrupted, with some
commuters stranded minutes from Bracknell tweeting in frustration.
There have been no reports
of casualties in connection with the fire.
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