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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. Fire crews are tackling a major blaze at one of the largest gas terminal complexes in the UK, Norfolk fire service has confirmed.
Bacton in Norfolk is one of the major terminals bringing North Sea natural gas ashore. The fire broke out in a water treatment plant at the Shell UK base on Paston Road in Bacton.
The installation, operated by a number of energy companies, houses a gas processing plant and the interconnector system that feeds gas to Europe. The terminal, operated by several energy companies, houses gas processing plants and the Interconnector system feeding gas between Britain and Europe.
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was directing fire engines and equipment to the terminal. Norfolk Fire Service confirmed 10 crews were dealing with a major incident.
The Norfolk Fire Service spokeswoman said they did not know if any chemicals were involved but they had set up a foam monitoring system.
'Black smoke''Black smoke'
The service, which received the emergency call at 1745 GMT, described the blaze as a major incident. Anna Hollis, from a nearby holiday park, said: "Just after the fire broke out we could see flames and smoke shooting up into the air and the alarm was going off very loudly.
John Ellis, emergency planning officer at the terminal, said fire crews are now at the Shell site at the Bacton Gas Terminal. "It was really alarming. We could see the fire was right in the centre of the terminal and there were helicopters flying all around.
He said he believed there had been an explosion related to a fire. "All we can see now is billowing black smoke."
Norfolk Fire 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 were now at the Shell site. 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."
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