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| Docks blaze after tyres explosion | |
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| Firefighters tackled a blaze following an explosion at Barry Docks in the Vale of Glamorgan. | |
| A heavy lifting vehicle caught fire, but no-one was hurt in the incident. | |
| South Wales Fire Service initially thought it was caused by a gas canister but a local company blamed the vehicle's tyres igniting. | |
| More canisters were cooled down to prevent further blasts. A 150m (492 ft) cordon was put in place at 1130 BST while the incident was dealt with. | More canisters were cooled down to prevent further blasts. A 150m (492 ft) cordon was put in place at 1130 BST while the incident was dealt with. |
| The explosion was captured on a mobile phone video by Andrew Payne, who was shopping at a local timber merchants. | |
| "I was in a cabin pricing up some timber opposite the docks and the next moment the whole thing shook with the first explosion," he said. | |
| "There was a huge thud so we rushed outside and I switched on my mobile phone because we could see smoke and the next thing there was a huge whoosh and another explosion. | |
| "There wasn't many people down there and I'm not sure many realised what had happened at first but I expect it'll be the talk of the town now," he added. | |
| The fire service sent 11 appliances to deal with the explosion and four gas canisters had to be cooled to prevent them from overheating. | |
| A spokesman for Groupe Samat whose equipment was damaged in the fire said they are investigating the cause of the fire. | |
| One theory was an electrical fault. | |
| The spokesman said a heavy-lifting vehicle caught fire and the tyres exploded. | |
| Associated British Ports, which owns the docks, said it was aware of the situation and would also carry out its own investigation. | |
| The docks have reopened and South Wales Fire Service have made the scene safe. |