Monster inferno rips through industrial site in Bridgend: Emergency services rush to tackle enormous fire

A massive inferno has broken out on an industrial estate Wales, with emergency services rushing to tackle the enormous fire.

The fire has torn through Bridgend Industrial Estate in Coychurch, south Wales.

Ten fire engines are fighting the blaze. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call at 8.22pm about the fire.

Plumes of smoke were seen above the inferno in Wales on Friday evening

A massive inferno has broken out on an industrial estate in Bridgend, Wales

Aerial platforms and specialist officers are also at the scene.

People in the area are advising others to avoid the industrial estate until emergency services bring in under control.

One person in the area reported hearing ‘loads of explosions’.

Beth Edwards, who lives nearby, said: ‘Not a good night in Bridgend. This fire is really serious.’

An ambulance driver from Wales who drove past the fire wrote online: ‘I felt the heat as I passed and could still see the smoke and glow from the flames when I got home.’

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