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Yahoo
06-08-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Shocking photos show flames and black smoke at south Essex nature reserve fire
A FIRE that broke out on Wallasea Island and swept through 24.7 acres of field and marshland has been captured in shocking photos. Wallasea Island is reportedly closed following the blaze, which saw crews from three fire stations respond to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) nature reserve yesterday. Shock - The fire was tackled by off-road Fire Service vehicles (Image: Carla Louise Holbrough) Crews used a water bowser and off-road vehicles to extinguish the flames by 5pm with smoke being seen from as far as Aviation Way, in Southend. We're now on WhatsApp! Join our new channel at to get all the latest breaking news and exclusive stories delivered straight to your phone. Nature - The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. (Image: Carla Louise Holbrough) Crews from Southend, Rayleigh, Basildon, off-road vehicles from Burnham and Billericay and a water bowser from Corringham attended the fire on Creeksea Ferry Road, on Wallasea Island. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Flames - Wallasea Island is reportedly closed following the blaze. (Image: Carla Louise Holbrough) Photos taken at the scene show tractors and large farm machinery framed by huge flames and plumes of black smoke.
CBC
29-05-2025
- Science
- CBC
Ambitious plan to cross the Atlantic in a hydrogen balloon comes to an end in a P.E.I. swamp
The three-person crew of a hydrogen balloon attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean has come back to earth on Prince Edward Island. The balloon flew over a large swath of the Island before the crew, suspecting a leak, put it down in a marshy area in Kings County. CBC's Nicola MacLeod has the story.
