More than 50 firefighters have been working to bring the blaze under control at the Hotpoint site in Shrewsbury Avenue.
A raging fire has torn through lorry trailers at a washing machine factory in Peterborough, with explosions heard from miles away as large clouds of black smoke shrouded the city.
More than 50 firefighters have been working to bring the huge blaze under control at the Hotpoint site in Shrewsbury Avenue.Image:The fire tore through lorry trailers Witnesses reported on social media hearing explosions as torrents of dark smoke were visible for miles across the city. "Insane fire in Peterborough currently. Can see it from miles away too. Thinking it's Hotpoint in the Woodston area?" one Twitter user wrote.Torrents of black smoke were visible for miles across the city. Pic: @ragstrueCambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service posted images showing around eight trailers completely gutted by fire at around 9pm - around two hours after they were called to the incident.
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