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| Cylinder blaze at petrol station | Cylinder blaze at petrol station |
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| Homes in an Oxfordshire village have been evacuated after a major blaze involving acetylene gas cylinders broke out at a petrol station. | Homes in an Oxfordshire village have been evacuated after a major blaze involving acetylene gas cylinders broke out at a petrol station. |
| The fire started at the Benzl Garage in Sutton Courtenay at about 0700 GMT and people living nearby reported hearing a number of explosions. | The fire started at the Benzl Garage in Sutton Courtenay at about 0700 GMT and people living nearby reported hearing a number of explosions. |
| Residents near the garage, at the junction of Milton Road, Harwell Road and the High Street, were evacuated. | Residents near the garage, at the junction of Milton Road, Harwell Road and the High Street, were evacuated. |
| Nobody is reported to have been injured and the cause is being investigated. | Nobody is reported to have been injured and the cause is being investigated. |
| Heather Woodward, who lives in the lane opposite the petrol station, told BBC News: "I though it was someone shooting birds. | Heather Woodward, who lives in the lane opposite the petrol station, told BBC News: "I though it was someone shooting birds. |
| "Then I thought it's a bit early for that and when I opened the window I saw all this black smoke coming over." | "Then I thought it's a bit early for that and when I opened the window I saw all this black smoke coming over." |
| The village hall has been opened as a rest centre for residents who have been forced to leave their homes. | The village hall has been opened as a rest centre for residents who have been forced to leave their homes. |
| A 200-metre (220yds) exclusion zone has been set up and motorists are advised to avoid the area as some roads in the village have been closed. |