Essex explosion / fire

[trickywoo]

https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-100-firefight...

Quite a significant incident.

I’ve seen video of some very big explosions.

[normalbloke]

What on earth were they cooking in there..

[Quattromaster]

I m the other side of Braintree and can see the smoke.

Looking at Google Earth the largest building on site has been used to store fertiliser.

That s my guess for what it s worth.

Can only hope nobody hurt.

Edited by Quattromaster on Friday 24th July 21:20

[trickywoo]

Looks like a possible ammonium nitrate explosion.

Can’t be much else that would go bang like that other than actual ordinance, which I wouldn’t have thought we be stored there.

[TCEvo]

I'm in Chelmsford, but only saw this on the news. Haven't seen the smoke where I am.

Know a bloke who has a unit very nearby - roof set on fire & his van's been badly damaged, he's been posting video on FB and had to be checked over by a medic.

Mate also has his yard (and house) near there, haven't heard from him but hopefully OK as should be far enough away.

[JoshSm]

trickywoo said:

Looks like a possible ammonium nitrate explosion.

Can t be much else that would go bang like that other than actual ordinance, which I wouldn t have thought we be stored there.

Orange smoke would be a fairly obvious clue even if 'burming shed on farm goes bang' wasnt enough of one.

[m3jappa]

I heard the explosion from south woodham, thought it was the bp garage. I had to drive home that way and there were so many emergency services (including a 64 reg Mercedes cls unmarked police car which was surprising) there were no deaths which is miraculous, but it looked serious, bits of tyre (maybe) in a field quite some distance away.
My friend there has lost his business which he has worked so hard for devastating for so many people damage to houses, cars, businesses, really sad

[Jasandjules]

A friend has a business there (well nearby not right there!). He is still having trouble hearing today as the bang was rather loud...