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Bracknell fire: Video shows huge fire engulf inudstrial estate

The fire broke out at TV production company NEP VIsions Ltd at the Western Industrial Estate in Bracknell

Charlie Atkin
Wednesday 04 November 2015 11:40 GMT
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UK: Explosive blaze engulfs Bracknell industrial estate

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Video has emerged showing the fire that cause a building to collapse in a Berkshire industrial estate.

The blaze can be seen from a distance rising into the sky and at one point making loud banging sounds as it tears through a TV production building.

Get Reading report that the fire began at 10pm on Tuesday and continued into the early hours of the morning, with 10 fire engines being deployed to tackle the blaze.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Resuce Service confirmed that the blaze had caused the NEP Visions building to collapse at the Western Industrial Estate in Bracknell.

They also said that the cause of the fire is under investigation, while Thames Valley Police said no injuries had been reported.

There were train delays between Ascot and Wokingham as a result of the blaze but the lines later resumed normal service.

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