[Ammi]

A huge fire has torn through an industrial building after reports “big, big explosion”.

Video taken from nearby (see above) shows the blaze mushrooming into the sky.

Onlookers reported a secondary explosion at the scene in Kent as firefighters continued to battle the blaze.

Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area. No casualties have yet been reported, the fire service said.

A former Royal Engineer who lives nearby said it reminded him of gas explosions he saw while working with the Army

Firefighters were called to the scene in Vicarage Lane in Hoo, near Rochester, at 4.30am on Friday, where flames and a plume of black smoke could be seen.

The fire has continued to burn and at one point on Friday morning a billowing mushroom cloud of smoke was seen rising up into the sky.

Joe Discipline, who lives nearby, said: “Around 4/4.30am a huge explosion shook the house and windows. I jumped out of bed to see the sky was orange.

“There was then a second explosion, just as big, and that’s when I started to record.”

The video, posted to Twitter by @aspireintegrat1, caught just one of several "explosions" that happened during the blaze.

After a fresh surge of fire engulfs the building a woman can be heard in the video saying: "That's the fourth time that has happened."

As the fire continued, a huge plume of thick black smoke billowed hundreds of feet into the air, prompting the fire service to tell nearby members of the public to close windows and doors.

Gas cylinders were involved in the blaze.

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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/hoo-fire-l...085348239.html

[arista]

Good no one hurt.

[UserSince2005]

If it didn't happen in London, did it really happen?