ABRIDGE: Chemical tank blaze at farm

By jfarrington

FIRE crews worked through the night to tackle three chemical tanks on fire in a farm yard.

Crews wore breathing apparatus to fight the fire in Ongar Road, Abridge, from 9.15pm on Saturday.

The blaze, involving 30,000 litres of kerosene, was eventually put out by 1.30am on Sunday.

Incident commander Mark Samuels said: "Crews worked in arduous conditions as they dealt with four fuel tanks, numerous vehicles, tyres, timber, cylinders and a number of mobile homes on fire.

"Various cylinders involved in the fire exploded and an exclusion zone was set up.

"Crews from Essex and London did an excellent job preventing the fire from spreading."

An investigation will be carried out into the cause of the fire.

Photos courtesy of Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.