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| Heathrow cargo depot hit by fire | Heathrow cargo depot hit by fire |
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| A large plume of smoke is rising from a Heathrow cargo depot (Picture by Matthew Bennett) | A large plume of smoke is rising from a Heathrow cargo depot (Picture by Matthew Bennett) |
| About 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a cargo area at Heathrow. | About 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a cargo area at Heathrow. |
| It is thought a forklift truck caught fire at the Servisair Warehouse and a building is now alight at the west London airport. | It is thought a forklift truck caught fire at the Servisair Warehouse and a building is now alight at the west London airport. |
| No-one is believed to have been hurt but witnesses report a small number of explosions, probably from gas cylinders on the vehicle. | |
| London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called at 1315 BST. Some 20 fire engines are at the scene. | |
| More than 200 people have been evacuated from the area. | |
| The cargo area has been cordoned off and the road around the southern perimeter has been closed but the airfield remains open. | The cargo area has been cordoned off and the road around the southern perimeter has been closed but the airfield remains open. |
| A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport said "operations were unaffected" but they would be monitoring the situation. | A spokesperson for Heathrow Airport said "operations were unaffected" but they would be monitoring the situation. |
| Lee Parker, 25, was delivering a package to the cargo area when the fire started. | Lee Parker, 25, was delivering a package to the cargo area when the fire started. |
| He said: "I had got out of my vehicle and was standing pretty close when I heard a loud bang then smoke started coming out of nowhere. | He said: "I had got out of my vehicle and was standing pretty close when I heard a loud bang then smoke started coming out of nowhere. |
| "There were soon police everywhere, including helicopters, and we were all moved from the area. | "There were soon police everywhere, including helicopters, and we were all moved from the area. |
| "I'm about a mile away now and I can see lots of black smoke and it's heading towards the runway. | "I'm about a mile away now and I can see lots of black smoke and it's heading towards the runway. |
| Firefighters describe the incident as 'sizable'. (Picture Satpal Sidhu) | |
| "Police have cordoned off the area in a large circle and there are people just stood about as they have been evacuated from all the buildings." | "Police have cordoned off the area in a large circle and there are people just stood about as they have been evacuated from all the buildings." |
| Firefighters were scrambled from stations near Heathrow to supplement the small force based at the airport. | |
| An LFB spokesman said: "It is a sizeable fire. It is in a warehouse. I don't know what the contents are at the minute. | |
| "The cause will be investigated. We have no reports of injuries at this stage." | |
| It is the third fire in the vicinity of Heathrow this year. | |
| In June a fire broke out at a nearby scrapyard. Smoke could be seen for miles as 110 cars burned and some departing flights were forced to switch runways. | |
| In April nine flights were diverted to Gatwick Airport after a small fire began in Heathrow's control tower. | |
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