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| Fire fought at major gas terminal | Fire fought at major gas terminal |
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| A fire has broken out at one of the largest gas terminal complexes in the UK, the fire service has confirmed. | A fire has broken out at one of the largest gas terminal complexes in the UK, the fire service has confirmed. |
| Bacton in Norfolk is one of the major terminals bringing North Sea natural gas ashore. | Bacton in Norfolk is one of the major terminals bringing North Sea natural gas ashore. |
| The installation, operated by a number of energy companies, houses a gas processing plant and the interconnector system that feeds gas to Europe. | The installation, operated by a number of energy companies, houses a gas processing plant and the interconnector system that feeds gas to Europe. |
| Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was directing fire engines and equipment to the terminal. | Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was directing fire engines and equipment to the terminal. |
| 'Black smoke' | |
| The service, which received the emergency call at 1745 GMT, described the blaze as a major incident. | |
| John Ellis, emergency planning officer at the terminal, said fire crews are now at the Shell site at the Bacton Gas Terminal. | |
| He said he believed there had been an explosion related to a fire. | He said he believed there had been an explosion related to a fire. |
| Patricia Myles, whose garden overlooks the terminal's site, said: "First we heard a bang and then I came out of the back and I walked along the track and all I could see was black smoke. | Patricia Myles, whose garden overlooks the terminal's site, said: "First we heard a bang and then I came out of the back and I walked along the track and all I could see was black smoke. |
| "Once I got to the end of the lane there were flames shooting up 10 or 20ft, maybe more, in the air and within about five or six minutes the flames went down and there was just a lot of black smoke. | "Once I got to the end of the lane there were flames shooting up 10 or 20ft, maybe more, in the air and within about five or six minutes the flames went down and there was just a lot of black smoke. |
| "But there was a lot of activity going on, with sirens and everyone running about there." | "But there was a lot of activity going on, with sirens and everyone running about there." |