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 in Albert Dock, Hull.
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MEN MediaA cloud of smoke is being blown into Hull city centre as locals are told to keep their windows shut[/caption]
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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 just after 10.20am after a fire started in the cargo hold.
A BBC reporter identified the ship as the Altay – a bulk carrier built in 2006.
An Associated British Ports 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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