![]() Essex latest news: How to sign up to our newsletter for the latest updates.Offsite storage was secured to back up quayside handling and storage. Operations at the silo itself were closed until at least July 31. July 7- Crews remain on siteįirefighters continued to work alongside site engineers, scientific advisors and other partner agencies to monitor the scene. To create a secondary water supply, a further seven crews were called in and worked throughout the night to extinguish the fires in sections. Just before midnight, fires ignited in a number of grain silos and the incident was escalated to eight crews to establish the location of each fire. July 6- Fires re-ignited and more crews attended Tilbury docks: Homes 'shook' from explosion that sparked major incident.Two crews, from Grays and Orsett, remained at the scene for most of the day to control the fire and monitor hotspots within the silo. "I knew it would have been something big because the vibration on the house was so heavy." ![]() It did sound like a bomb had gone off this morning. I grew up in the IRA times so I knew something big had gone off I get used to that noise. Yemi Woye, 40, said: "I heard the bang this morning it vibrated the house. Jill Duvergier, who lives in Manor Way, said: "I was upstairs and I heard all my doors rattling at first I thought it was just the wind but then I saw all the emergency services and helicopters and thought it must be more serious." Residents reported being awoken by the "huge explosion”.Ī number of residents felt their homes shake and heard their doors rattling during the 'explosion'. One of the buildings has been heavily damaged (Image: Tony Agg) ![]()
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