Dive summary:
- An oil-recycling facility close to London caught fire yesterday with 42,267 gallons of cooking oil, 33,069 tons of paper and 7,925 gallons of diesel fuel propelling a blaze of tremendous proportions.
- More than 60 firefighters were sent from Essex and London to tackle the flames, which were almost 100 feet high.
- Neighbors said the explosion was so loud it woke them up at 5 a.m.
From the article:
A "MASSIVE" blaze involving 160,000 litres of cooking oil has reduced an industrial unit to a charred wreck.
More than 60 firefighters were sent to tackle the fire at Oaktrees industrial unit, in Little Warley Hall Lane, where the large store of cooking oil caught fire at around 5am yesterday. ...
