16 h. ago Thick black clouds of smoke billow through sky as emergency services swarm in

Emergency crews have rushed to the site in Basildon, Essex, where a huge fire has broken out at an industrial unit. Thick, black plumes of smoke can be seen for miles around

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16 h. ago Basildon fire: Smoke billows over skyline as crews rush to massive 'grass blaze'

Four fire engines are at the scene of a serious fire in Basildon, Essex, this afternoon where people have been told to keep doors and windows shut for the time being

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32 h. ago Smoke billows from Hawaiian Airlines plane as it prepares to take off from LAX

Video caught the terrifying moment that smoke was seen billowing from a Hawaiian Airlines plane as it prepared to take flight from Los Angeles International Airport.

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40 h. ago Huge fire at Glasgow industrial estate as smoke billows into sky

Eight fire appliances raced to the scene shortly after 1pm on Sunday, joined by Police Scotland officers.

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49 h. ago Who stole all the cheese? The inside story of the boom in luxury food heists

Who would steal 22 tonnes of posh cheese, or £37,000 of smoked salmon? A rise in fraudulent orders for luxury foodstuffs has rattled the UK industry, leaving artisan producers with unpaid bills and a truckload of questions One day in October 2024, Chris Swales, 54, a smoked-salmon producer with a confident demeanour and a stubbled jaw, stood at the gates of an industrial estate in east London staking out the units. There were teenagers loitering about, knackered cars, XL Bullies; everyone seemed to have more than one phone. It didn’t seem like the sort of place where nine pallets of frozen fish would be delivered, but – he checked the address he had noted down from the courier – this was the place.A couple of months earlier, Swales couldn’t have imagined that he’d be sniffing around Walthamstow on the hunt for £37,000 in missing produce, yet here he was. In August, he’d received an email – subject: “Collaboration” – from a man named Patrick Moulin, who claimed to be the buyer for Ma...

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62 h. ago Plane crashes into holiday park on Isle of Wight as flames and smoke billow

Police were called at 2.23pm on Saturday to a report that an aircraft had crashed in Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park.

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3 d. ago Royal Navy ship opens fire near UK city after keeping an eye on Russian vessels

A Royal Navy ship, HMS Somerset, was seen firing into the air with smoke billowing across the water as it arrived in a UK costal city on Friday morning after departing Hamburg on April 7

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4 d. ago Fire crews race to huge wildfire near Edinburgh as smoke billows into sky

Smoke was seen rising from Pentland Hills at around 7pm on Thursday as shocked locals watched on from their homes.

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4 d. ago Dramatic footage shows thick smoke billowing from electric car fire outside pub

People had to flee their homes as crews battled the blaze

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4 d. ago Battery plant EXPLODES for second time in just one year as terrified residents flee debris raining down on their newbuild estate next door

The SFRS sent six fire engines and about 40 firefighters to the scene in West Byrehill Industrial Estate in North Ayrshire when the alarm was raised at 12.42pm yesterday.

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4 d. ago Battery plant EXPLODES for second time exactly one year on as terrified residents 'hit by batteries' 

The SFRS sent six fire engines and about 40 firefighters to the scene in West Byrehill Industrial Estate in North Ayrshire when the alarm was raised at 12.42pm yesterday.

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5 d. ago Ayrshire homes evacuated after huge explosion left emergency services 'running for cover'

Emergency services rushed to the inferno at West Byrehill Industrial Estate, Kilwinning, in Ayrshire this afternoon.

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5 d. ago Ayrshire fire had emergency services 'running for cover' as batteries exploded

Locals have reported of huge explosions coming from the blaze at an industrial estate in Kilwinning.

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5 d. ago Loud explosions heard as fire ravages former Kilwinning battery plant site

Emergency services were called to the West Byrehill Industrial Estate earlier this afternoon, Wednesday, April 9, following the explosion.

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6 d. ago Lanarkshire hay fever sufferers can expect high pollen counts over next five days

The warm weather predicted to continue this week is set to trigger a huge pollen explosion across the Glasgow and Strathclyde region – not good news for the average hay fever sufferer.

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6 d. ago Thick smoke billows and two people 'flee home' following devastating fire

Three fire engines attended the incident

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8 d. ago Dagenham fire: Black smoke seen across London after scrap metal and cars catch fire at industrial estate

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are attending a fire at the site on Beamway in Dagenham

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8 d. ago Dagenham fire: Smoke billows over London skyline for miles from blaze at scrap metal site

The London Fire Brigade confirmed a fire has broken out on an industrial site on Beamway in Dagenham - they were called at 14:09 and no casualties or injuries have been reported

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1 week ago Disneyland fire sparks panicked evacuation as smoke billows over theme park

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1 week ago Industrial estate blaze not thought to be suspicious – police

Firefighters have now left the scene in Cumbernauld after four days.

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