25 Jun, 2019 @ 16:16
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IN VIDEOS: HUGE mushroom cloud of toxic black smoke as fire BLAZES at chemical plant near Spain’s Costa del Sol

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THESE are the terrifying videos from an ongoing blaze at a chemical plant in the Campo de Gibraltar. 

In several clips shared online, huge flames and clouds of black smoke can be seen erupting into the atmosphere. 

The flames are believed to have erupted at a chemical plant in San Roque at 3.10pm.

Locals have been sharing videos on social media of the flames which seem to only be growing bigger after first appearing around an hour ago.

“My house is on the mountain opposite,” Chantelle Henshaw told the Olive Press, “It’s terrifying, the worst thing about it is the smell!”

The fire, which started at 3:10 p.m., erupted in the Indorama refinery.

The Indian company is dedicated to the manufacture of plastics.

The flames have caused a large column of black smoke that has spread across the Bay of Algeciras and can be seen in much of the Campo de Gibraltar region.

Bomberos are already at the scene while more are being transferred from Malaga.  

More to follow… 

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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