Huge explosion and fire rip through Essex industrial site
Adrian Walker, 46, from Ashingdon, said: "The ground shook, buildings shook, windows rattled, birds flew off - and I am 15 miles away."I've never heard anything like it. Contact us below.Get in touchYour VoiceContact formContact formFollow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external.Related topicsRettendonWest HanningfieldEast HanningfieldSouth HanningfieldEssexRelated internet linksEssex County Fire & Rescue Service
- ▪Adrian Walker, 46, from Ashingdon, said: "The ground shook, buildings shook, windows rattled, birds flew off - and I am 15 miles away."I've never heard anything like it.
- ▪Contact us below.Get in touchYour VoiceContact formContact formFollow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external.Related topicsRettendonWest HanningfieldEast HanningfieldSouth HanningfieldEssexRelated
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Huge explosion and fire rip through Essex industrial site<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: Moment of explosion at Essex industrial plantByLewis AdamsEssexPublished24 July 2026, 18:12 BSTUpdated 31 minutes agoAn explosion tore through an industrial unit in Essex on Friday, with more than 100 firefighters sent to tackle a massive fire and a "major incident" declared.Footage which captured the moment of the explosion showed a ball…
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