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More than 600 people have been evacuated from buildings near a fire at a workshop amid fears of an explosion. More than 600 people have been moved from buildings near a fire at a workshop amid fears of an explosion.
A 200m exclusion zone has been put around the site of the blaze in Southend Road, Billericay, which houses both acetylene and oxygen cylinders. A 656ft (200m) exclusion zone has been put around the site of the blaze in Southend Road, Billericay, which houses both acetylene and oxygen cylinders.
The farm workshop measures 20m by 30m and was described by a fire service spokesman as being well alight. The farm workshop measures 65ft (20m) by 98ft (30m) and was described by a spokesman as being "well alight".
He added that an exclusion zone was in place because of the "huge potential for heated cylinders to explode." He said the exclusion zone was in place because of the "huge potential for heated cylinders to explode".
Essex Police have been moving people from Southend Road to Grange Road, Highfield Road and Outward Common Road.
And Basildon District Council is setting up temporary shelters at two schools.