A massive inferno has broken out on an industrial estate Wales, with emergency services rushing to tackle the enormous fire.
The fire has torn through Bridgend Industrial Estate in Coychurch, south Wales.
Ten fire engines are fighting the blaze. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call at 8.22pm about the fire.
A massive inferno has broken out on an industrial estate Wales
Emergency services are tackling the enormous fire in the south of Wales
The fire has torn through Bridgend Industrial Estate in Coychurch, south Wales
Aerial platforms and specialist officers are also at the scene.
One person in the area reported hearing ‘loads of explosions’.
Beth Edwards, who lives nearby, said: ‘Not a good night in Bridgend. This fire is really serious.’
An ambulance driver from Wales who drove past the fire wrote online: ‘I felt the heat as I passed and could still see the smoke and glow from the flames when I got home.’
The blaze, which is still burning, can reportedly be seen from as far as 15 miles away.
One person in the area reported hearing ‘loads of explosions’. Beth Edwards, who lives nearby, said: ‘Not a good night in Bridgend. This fire is really serious’
Ten fire engines are fighting the blaze. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call at 8.22pm about the fire
Plumes of smoke were seen above the inferno in Wales on Friday evening
An ambulance driver from Wales who drove past the fire wrote online: ‘I felt the heat as I passed and could still see the smoke and glow from the flames when I got home’
This is the latest in a string of fires in the south of Wales in the past month.
One person was killed in an explosion and fire at a gym and industrial unit in Treforest.
Just four days ago a nursery burnt down in another fire at an industrial estate in Newport.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has been contacted for comment.
South Wales Police said they had no details of the fire yet but advised people to avoid the area.
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