Blaze tears through huge container ship at UK dock sending smoke billowing into sky as locals told ‘keep windows SHUT'
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
Credit: BBC
Four fire engines, the coastguard and an ambulance scrambled to
Locals have been told to keep their doors and windows shut as vast
Humberside Fire and Rescue were
A BBC reporter identified the ship as the Altay - a bulk carrier built in 2006.
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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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Fire teams were called to the scene at 10:22am.
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