Twenty firefighters taken to hospital after explosion
The fire service declared a major incident on Friday, as more than 100 firefighters tackled the flames at Highlands Farm, near the village of Rettendon, Essex. Three fire engines and two fire service cars were destroyed in the blaze. Image caption, Debris from the explosion and fire was seen strewn across neighbouring fieldsOn Saturday, about 25 firefighters remained at the scene dampening down.
- ▪The fire service declared a major incident on Friday, as more than 100 firefighters tackled the flames at Highlands Farm, near the village of Rettendon, Essex.
- ▪Three fire engines and two fire service cars were destroyed in the blaze.
- ▪Image caption, Debris from the explosion and fire was seen strewn across neighbouring fieldsOn Saturday, about 25 firefighters remained at the scene dampening down.
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Twenty firefighters taken to hospital after explosion<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: Aerial view captures scale of Essex blazeByRachael McMenemyPublished20 minutes agoTwenty firefighters were taken to hospital after a blaze ripped through an industrial unit and spread to a fertiliser store, triggering a major explosion.
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