Firefighters tackle huge blaze involving 160,000 litres of cooking oil in Little Warley (From Echo)
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Crews from around Essex called to tackle fire at Little Warley
8:34am Tuesday 20th November 2012 in County News By Emma Thomas
Firefighters are tackling a huge blaze involving thousands of litres of flammable liquids.
Crews from around the county are fighting the fire in a storage yard off Little Warley Hall Lane, Little Warley, which started at 5.15am.
160,000 litres of cooking oil, 30,000 tonnes of paper and 30,000 litres of diesel are alight as 15 fire engines and appliances try to extinguish it.
65 firefighters had arrived by 7.30am and electricity and water boards are at the site as well as the Environment Agency.
An investigation will be carried out to discover the cause of the blaze.
