Tilbury power station blazes as wood pellets catch fire

 

huge blaze has broken out at a power station in Essex, in areas containing about 4,000 tonnes of wood pellets. The "severe" blaze at Tilbury Power Station in the Thames estuary began just before 08:00 GMT and quickly engulfed the building in smoke. RWE npower, which owns the plant, said: "A fire broke out at 07:45 GMT in a fuel storage area at the station. All our employees have been accounted for." About 100 firefighters are tackling the blaze in the pellet fuel handling area. But extra crews have been called in from London and further afield for a separate unrelated fire in a wood pile on a nearby dockside. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote We would hope that the fire can be brought under control hopefully within a matter of hours” David Johnson Chief fire officer Witness Robert Richards told BBC Radio Essex: "The whole of that north block just went completely up in flames.

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