Updated: Families return to their homes after huge blaze in Tilbury (From Echo)
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Updated: Firefighters tackle huge blaze in Tilbury
7:30am Tuesday 14th February 2012 in News
The scene of the blaze
FAMILIES returned to their homes this morning after a huge blaze in a scrapyard spread to a warehouse and several cars.
Firefighters were called to the scrapyard in Hume Avenue, Tilbury, shortly after 7pm last night (Monday).
A 200 metre exclusion zone was set up around the large warehouse, outbuildings and workshops and ten cars after potential explosive cylinders were identified as being involved.
Around 60 people were evacuated and spent the night in a rest centre staffed by Thurrock Council's emergency planning team
After spending several hours dousing the flames, firefighters put out the fire at 2.13am and vented and cooled off the acetylene cylinders.
People were allowed to return to their homes after crews left the site just after 5.30am this morning.
Trains were temporarily suspended between Pitsea and Grays because the train track runs just 50m away from the fire. Services along this route have now been reinstated.
A total of 16 fire crews from across south Essex rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze, using ladders hoses and foam.
Incident Commander-Divisional Officer Gary Jeffery said: "Firefighters have done an excellent job in preventing the fire from spreading to surrounding commercial and residential properties."
A joint investigation by police and the fire service will be carried out to establish the cause of the blaze.
Comments(15)
honestlady
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12:20pm Tue 14 Feb 12
bumble 46
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4:32pm Tue 14 Feb 12
bumble 46
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4:37pm Tue 14 Feb 12
Mick P
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6:29pm Tue 14 Feb 12
just who is thick here
i take it "hy" means "i" and there should be a space between "probably and need" and i guess you posted twice because you haven`t quite got the hang of this yet have you have a little more practice and you will get there before you comment on other peoples mentality ?
Mr Disgusted
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9:00pm Tue 14 Feb 12
!YOU STUPID IDIOT FOR GODS SAKE BE GREATFUL FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEY LIFES TO SAVE OTHERS BUT THERE AGAIN IF IT WASN'T FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO FIND IT FUNNY TO SET LIGHT TO BUILDINGS OR CARS JUST FOR FUN WE WOULDN'T NEED TO CALL THEM WOULD WE!!!!!!!
jobsworth society
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12:12am Wed 15 Feb 12
Thurrockbob
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3:41am Wed 15 Feb 12
jobsworth society wrote:So true my friend, so true! ;o)
Thought all tilbury was a scrapyard.
honestlady
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7:29am Wed 15 Feb 12
Thecountrysgonetopot!
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10:15am Wed 15 Feb 12
d_2da_ougle
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12:30am Thu 16 Feb 12
d_2da_ougle
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12:30am Thu 16 Feb 12
d_2da_ougle
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12:30am Thu 16 Feb 12
jobsworth society
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12:39am Fri 17 Feb 12
If you have a good job that pays well has nothing to do with it.
Tilbury has always been a docking town always willbe.
As for good places and bad tilbury is a slum from start to finsh.
Tilbury hasn't go one descent estate on it they are all outdated houses.
As for the up keep of the properties when you drive past, well thats the best thing to do keep driving.
Haven't none of you heard of garden centres ? it's amazing what you can do
to the front of your property nowdays with a dayout at a garden centre.
some nice hanging baskets, or potting plants does wonders.
but clear the crap off the grass and give it a good cut early spring works wonders.
Your not pikeys so don't live like one.
see what i mean
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9:24pm Sun 19 Feb 12
Trainman says...
9:36am Tue 14 Feb 12