Blaze tears through huge container ship at UK dock sending smoke billowing into sky as locals told ‘keep windows SHUT'
Four fire engines are tackling the blaze
BLAZE HORROR Blaze tears through huge container ship at UK dock sending smoke billowing into sky as locals told 'keep windows SHUT'
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FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a blaze which has engulfed a container ship moored in a UK dock.
Shocking pictures show smoke filling the sky after the vessel - carrying scrap metal - caught fire just after 10am this morning in Albert Dock, Hull.
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A cargo ship at Albert Docks in Hull is on fire, with smoke billowing across the city
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Four fire engines, the coastguard and an ambulance scrambled to tackle the blaze, with all crew accounted for.
Locals have been told to keep their doors and windows shut as vast plumes of smoke continue to billow into the sky.
Humberside Fire and Rescue were called to the scene at 10:22am after a fire started in the cargo hold.
A BBC reporter identified the ship as the Altay - a bulk carrier built in 2006.
An ABP spokesperson said: "We are currently aware of a fire on a vessel in Albert Dock in the location of a tenanted area, and we are assisting the fire service with the response."
Hull City Council has confirmed that Commercial Road, Kingston Street, and shops on Kingston Retail Park have been closed due to the incident.
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