Massive blaze tears though fireworks factory
Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a Sussex fireworks factory. Officials say people were injured when an explosion tore through the site. Eyewitnesses reported hearing a series of explosions and say smoke can be seen 10 miles away.
Police have declared a major incident at an industrial estate in Ringmer, near Lewes, East Sussex.
Ten appliances were sent to the factory at around 2pm and a mushroom cloud of smoke could be seen with debris falling across a large area.
Sky's Mark White, in Sussex, said the small community of Ringmer, halfway between Halland and Lewes, had been cordoned off as emergency services try to contain the fire.
He said: "It was around 1.30pm that this fire broke out. About 20 minutes later when the fire was really at its height there was a huge explosion."
Colin Turner, who lives near the factory, said he saw an air ambulance arrive at the scene.
He told Sky News: "Initially I was not sure what it was. Our house shook and we are three quarters of a mile, away.
"We did not realise what it was. We just rushed outside. We knew the fire was going. It was like a bomb had gone off.
"You could see the black smoke. It shook the house, the windows. Everything shook."
Source - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/03122006/14...s-factory.html
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always shit to think firefighters died trying to save people they don't even know
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