A massive inferno broke out on a Welsh industrial estate on Friday evening, with emergency services rushing to tackle the enormous fire.
The fire tore through Bridgend Industrial Estate in Coychurch, south Wales.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said ten fire engines rushed to fight the blaze after they received a call at 8.22pm.
Aerial platforms and specialist officers are also at the scene.
The fire reportedly started at Formaction Limited on Kingsway, an industrial site development company.
The blaze has been burning on the industrial estate in Bridgend for hours
A massive inferno has broken out on an industrial estate Wales
Locals in the area reported hearing ‘loads of explosions’.
Former Bridgend mayor Freya Sykes said: ‘Please avoid the area and let South Wales and Fire and Rescue do their job.
‘I sincerely hope no one has been hurt in anyway, but there was an explosion.’
In the caption to a video in which explosions can be heard, she added: ‘It appears to be spreading. I presume more buildings have gone up.
‘I just really hope no one is hurt but I’m really worried about our emergency crews tonight dealing with this. Those bangs are explosions on the estate.’
South Wales West MS Tom Giffard said: ‘View from the window a bit scary this evening as crews tackle a huge fire in Bridgend Industrial Estate’
He added: ‘My thoughts are with those caught up in this major incident and those emergency service personnel working hard to deal with the situation’
The fire reportedly started at Formaction Limited on Kingsway, an industrial site development company
Emergency services are tackling the enormous fire in the south of Wales
The fire has torn through Bridgend Industrial Estate in Coychurch, south Wales
South Wales West MS Tom Giffard said: ‘View from the window a bit scary this evening as crews tackle a huge fire in Bridgend Industrial Estate.
‘My thoughts are with those caught up in this major incident and those emergency service personnel working hard to deal with the situation.’
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.’
South Wales and Fire and Rescue said: ‘Crews are in attendance at a building fire on Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend’
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
The blaze, which is still burning, can reportedly be seen from as far as 15 miles away.
South Wales and Fire and Rescue said: ‘Crews are in attendance at a building fire on Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend.
‘We are advising persons living in the area to keep doors and windows closed.
‘We are advising people to stay away from the area at this time.
This is the latest in a string of fires in the south of Wales in the past month.
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’
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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